| The need for other sources of energy has become | | | | the cell. |
| more and more vital. Cost and supply of usual fuel | | | | - Operating temperature of the cell also affects the |
| have gone up and the consequence of their wastes | | | | efficiency, hotter a cell gets the less current it |
| and emission on the environment is going from bad to | | | | produces. Inherently, solar cells in use get hot, so it is |
| worse. Now it is the time to use alternative solutions | | | | important to mount them in such a way that they are |
| for power. Eliminate your reliance from the power | | | | cooled to keep current production at its maximum. |
| company and make solar power, your own solar | | | | - Take care that the batteries used for your system |
| electricity from the sun. | | | | are suitable for the application. As the batteries used in |
| How to make solar power- the concept behind it | | | | these systems are discharged and recharged slowly |
| To make solar power or to produce electricity from | | | | Following are some of solar electricity or photo voltaic |
| solar energy we need solar cells or solar panels. | | | | (PV)'s current applications |
| These solar panels are made up of a semi-conductive | | | | - "Stand-Alone" PV Systems: This is most simple PV |
| material; the most common is silicon which contains | | | | systems that generate direct-current (dc) electricity so |
| electrons. When photons (contained within the suns | | | | it can be used right-away to run fans, water pumps, |
| rays) strike the solar cells, they dislodge electrons from | | | | and many other appliances that use dc electricity. |
| the atoms. This leaves an empty space which attracts | | | | - Battery Storage PV Systems: These can be |
| other free available electrons. If a PN junction is | | | | designed to power equipment that needs DC or AC |
| made-up in the cell, then the dislodged photons starts | | | | electricity. People running ac equipment can add an |
| flowing towards the P side of the junction. The effect | | | | inverter which is a power conditioning device between |
| of this electron movement results in a flow of electrical | | | | the batteries and the load. |
| current which can then be routed from the surface of | | | | - PV Systems having Backup Generator Power: It is |
| the cell through electrical contacts to produce power. | | | | best suited for the situations in which remote or |
| Different components used to make solar power: | | | | non-grid-connected power is needed and that power |
| - Solar cells, which are commonly called PV panels | | | | must always be available. |
| - One or more batteries | | | | - Hybrid Power Systems: These systems are ideal for |
| - Charge regulator for a stand-alone system | | | | remote applications like military installations, |
| - Inverter, when alternating current (ac) rather than | | | | communication stations, and rural villages |
| direct current (dc) is required | | | | - PV Systems and Net Metering: This allows |
| - Wiring | | | | homeowners to get the full value of the electricity |
| - Mounting hardware or a framework. | | | | which their solar energy system produces. |
| Important factors that impacts the efficiency of solar | | | | Let's try to get out of this ferocious treadmill of paying |
| power | | | | hard earned money to the companies for their |
| - Reflectivity of the cell surface | | | | electricity. Make your own solar power and reduce |
| - Efficiency is also affected by the amount of light | | | | your bill to very little or to nothing. |
| blocked by the surface electrodes lying on the front of | | | | |