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Solar power is the generation of electricity from sunlight. We use photovoltaics, or indirect with solar acumulators to concetrate solar power, sun's energy is focused to boil water which is then used to provide power. Photovoltaics directly convert light into electricity using photoelectric effect that causes to absorb photons of light and release electrons. When we are able to capture free electrons it creates the electricity.
Solar power is the conversion of sunlight to electricity. Sunlight can be converted directly into electricity using photovoltaics, or indirectly with concentrating solar power. Solar power generation can be combined with either storage or other energy sources to provide continuous power.
A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell converts light into electric current using the photoelectric effect. Solar cells were made of the same type of semiconductor material, such as Silicon used in the microelectronics industry. For Solar Cells, Thin semiconductor cells are specially treated to form an electric field, with one side positively and negatively on the other. When light energy strikes the Solar Cells, Electrons are exempt from the atoms in the semiconductor material. If electrical lines are connected with positive and negative sides to form a circuit, electrons can be trapped in the form of electricity current namely, electricity. The electrical energy then can be used to power consumer. Number solar cells are electrically interconnected and mounted in a frame support structure called the photovoltaic module. Modules are designed to supply electricity to certain stresses, such as a 12 volt system. Electricity produced is directly dependent on how much light strikes module.
Multiple modules can be wired together to form a field. Generally, the larger area modules or fields means more electricity to be produced. Photovoltaic Modules will produce a direct-current (DC) electricity. They can be connected in series or in parallel. Both electrical systems for power generation requires a combination of voltage and current.
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