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Knowing about the different solar energy types can be very helpful.
You can use this knowledge in order to decide in what way the
solar energy can be used for your advantage. Come what may you
will always get the benefit of any types of solar energy and help
you contribute to make this world a better place!
Application of solar power
A solar power plant of the size 10–100 kW depending on the load
demand, is preferable
Particularly with a liberal subsidy to raise the quality of life of
the people subjected to poverty in these areas.
Centralized power generation and distribution, individual DLS
(domestic lighting systems) are also common in many rural
unelectrified houses.
Uses of solar energy
Heat Your Swimming Pool With Solar Energy
Solar Energy Can Heat Your Water
Solar Energy For Battery Charging
Power Your Home With Solar Energy
Solar Energy For Cooking
Solar Energy for Indoor Lighting
Solar Energy Used For Outdoor Lighting
Solar Technologies
o Daylighting
o Passive Solar
Heating
o Active Solar Heating
o Concentrating Solar
Thermal
o Photovoltaics (PV)
How solar panels are made ?
Solar World manufacturers solar panels
entirely in the USA from raw silicon to
completed solar panels. This process involves
four main steps: crystal growing, wafering,
solar cell production and solar panel
assembly.
Crystal growing
Wafering
Solar cell production
Solar panel assembly
Costs for making solar panels
Component Cost per Unit (RS)
Solar Panel 150
Battery 80
LEDs 50
Circuit Components 60
Printed Circuit Board 10
Enclosure 35
Assembly 15
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Daylighting
Active Solar Heating
Flat Plate
Collect
or
Evacuated Tube
Collector
Concentrating Solar Power
Power Tower
How a Power Tower Works
True or False?
Today’s PV Cells are less
than 20% efficient at
converting radiant energy
to Electrical energy
It’s True!
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
Advantages of Solar Energy
All chemical and radioactive polluting
byproducts of the thermonuclear
reactions remain behind on the sun,
while only pure radiant energy
reaches the Earth.
Energy reaching the earth is
incredible. By one calculation, 30 days
of sunshine striking the Earth have the
energy equivalent of the total of all
the planet’s fossil fuels, both used and
unused!
Disadvantages of Solar Energy
•Sun does not shine consistently.
•Solar energy is a diffuse source. To harness
it, we must concentrate it into an amount
and form that we can use, such as heat and
electricity.
•Addressed by approaching the problem
through:
1) collection, 2) conversion, 3) storage.
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