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Solar photovoltaic’s (SPV) are in the process of converting solar radiation (sunlight) into electricity using a device called solar cell.
SPV Technology
Crystalline solar cells
Thin-
1. Crystalline solar cells
The most prevalentfor solar cells isalso known as "solar grade silicon". Bulk silicon is separated into multiple categories according to crystallinity and crystal size in the resultingor
Monocrystalline silicon (c-
Poly-
2. Thin film
The variouscurrently being developed reduce the amount (or mass) ofabsorbing material required in creating acell. This can lead to reduced processing costs from that of bulk materials (in the case of silicon thin films) but also tends to reduce conversion efficiency (average 7 to 10% efficiency), although manyfilms have efficiencies above those of bulkwafers.
They have become popular compared to wafer silicon due to lower costs and advantages including flexibility, lighter weights, and ease of integration.
Solar Photovoltaic is the process of converting sunlight into electricity with the help of device known as Solar Cell
The solar cells when exposed to sunlight generate electricity.
The efficiency of a solar cell is considered to be maximum at 25C.
The DC produced by solar cell is converted into AC with the Power Conditioning Unit.
Crystalline Solar PV Technology
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Thin Film Solar PV Technology (Amorphous silicon, CdTe , ClGS etc)
Concentrating Solar PV Technology
Organic Solar Cells
Technology type |
Conversion efficiency (%) |
Mono- |
17 – 23 |
Poly- |
15 – 18 |
Amorphous silicon |
6 |
CdTe |
11 |
CIGS |
12 |
Organic Solar |
3 – 5 |