SOLAR - Basics Of Solar PV Technology

This article was originally published on Solar Love:Solar PV Panels via ShutterstockA simple solar photovoltaic (PV) system consists of the following basic components:A solar cell: A solar cell is a solid-state electrical device (p-n junction) that converts the energy of light directly into electricity (DC) using the photovoltaic effect. A solar cell is categorized as a multi-junction cell, single-junction cell, crystalline cell, thin-film tec ...

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