How To Use
Solar Panels
?
By DORA
WYSOCKI
Raising price
of oil, gas and
other
commodities
brings on the
surface the
question about
utilizing other
resources of
energy like of
solar
energy.
History of
Solar is as old
as humanity. We
always saw a
great potential
in using sun's
capacity to
warm our
houses. Ancient
Greeks and
Romans saw the
great benefit
in sun's
energy. They
used
architecture to
use sun's rays
to light and
heat indoors.
The first
inventor of
solar motor was
Auguste
Mouchout. In
1861 he
developed a
steam engine
powered by the
sun. During
19th century
solar energy
intrigued and
attracted
European
scientists.
France and
England hoped
that the solar
could power
them in the
sunny clonies
of Africa and
East Asia. In
USA John
Ericsson
designed the
“parabolic
trough
collector”,
this technology
was functioning
more then a
hundred years.
In 20 the
century Albert
Einstein was
the one who
research the
generation of
electricity
through solar
cells. In 1953
Bell
laboratories
scientists
Gerald Pearson,
Daryl Chapin
and Calvin
Fuller
developed the
first silicon
solar cell
capable of
generating a
measurable
electric
current. In
1956, solar
photovoltaic
(PV) cells were
far from
economically
practical. It
was not until
October 1973
that the solar
leapt to
prominence in
energy
research. The
Arab Oil
Embargo
demonstrated
the degree to
which the
Western economy
depended upon a
cheap and
reliable flow
of oil. The US
government
invested in the
solar electric
cell that Bell
had produced.
By the 1990s,
the reality was
that costs of
solar energy
had dropped and
huge PV market
grown in Japan
and German. The
PV market is
currently
growing 30% per
year.
Solar Power
comes from
sunlight. This
source can be
harnessed to
create
electricity for
humans. Devices
which convert
light into
electricity are
solar panels,
known as
photovoltaic's,
which means
“light-electricity”.
The solar
panels are made
of solar cells.
What is a cell?
A small disk of
a
semiconductor,
like silicon.
They are
attached to
circuit.
Once the light
strikes the
cell, light is
converted into
electricity
that flows
through the
circuit.
Primary
components foe
solar panel
is:
Solar panel
Charge
controller
Battery and
inverter
Solar Panels
charge the
battery, which
provides DC
voltage to the
inverter and it
converts DC to
the normal
AC.
Individual
cells provide
small amount of
energy, but
when connected
together as a
panel increase
the output
significantly.
The output of
solar panel is
stated in
watts. Wattage
is determined
by multiplying
the rated
voltage by the
rated amperage.
For example it
6 hours of peak
sun (during the
day) per day is
available in an
area, the
average solar
panel can
produce about
360 watt hours
of power per
day. The power
of the system
varies,
depending on
the intended
geographical
location. The
electricity is
only produced
when solar
panel exposed
to the sun.
Solar panels
are very hard
and wear out
very slowly.
Like in all
systems we may
find some
losses of
energy due to
the fact that
the electricity
is carried
across the
wires,
batteries which
are not 10%
efficient.
That's why it
is good to talk
to
professionals
who are
experienced in
system designs.
If you are
looking for
more info go to
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Article
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Dora Wysocki,
living and
working in
USA
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