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How Solar Panels Work
Solar Panels: What Exactly Are They, and How Do They Do What They Do?
The type of solar panels that are used for generating residential and commercial electricity are flat solar
panels made up of photovoltaic cells, which are tiny, crystalline, semiconductor structures made from silicon,
with boron and phosphorous added. The boron and phosphorous in solar panels creates a positively charged region
and a negatively charged region within the solar power cell that produces a current when stimulated by the sun's rays.
The installation of residential and commercial solar panels that are used for heating do not have solar cells but are
specially designed to absorb heat from the sun. The solar energy generated from the solar panels is then used for hot-water heating.
The ideal location to install solar panels is one that has space for a sufficient number of soalr panels to make the solar energy
system worthwhile. The installation of solar panels in a location that is exposed to little or no shading from trees or surrounding
buildings is ideal, especially when the solar panels face south (although east and west are also acceptable in some cases).
When solar panels are used to generate electricity, a solar system needs to be connected to the electrical power grid and
thus will automatically shut down when power to the grid fails. However, a battery backup system may be used to store a
portion of the solar-generated electricity.
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On a sunny day, one square meter of solar panels can produce up to 150 watts of maintenance-free power for up to thirty years.
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