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SOLAR
PANELS
a panel designed to absorb the sun's FOR RESIDANCE
rays as a source of energy for
generating electricity or heating.
 DEPENDABLE REDUCES CARBON PROVIDES A

SCOPE ELECTRICITY COST FOOTPRINT SUSTAINABLE

SOLUTION

Generation of solar energy has

tremendous scope in India. The
geographical location of the country
stands to its benefit for generating
solar energy. The reason being India
is a tropical country and it receives
solar radiation almost throughout
the year, which amounts to 3,000 HEALTHY MEANS OF RETURN OF LONG LIFE SPAN
hours of sunshine. This is equal to PRODUCING HEAT INVESMENT WITH DEPENDABLE
more than 5,000 trillion kWh PARTICULARLY FOR QUALITY
COOKING AND HEATING 2
WATER
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SOLAR CHARGERS AND
LIGHTS
Virtually any device that operates on
a battery can be charged with solar
power via a type of photo-electric
panel system and unlike fuel
USES
(kerosene) solar lamps produce no
indoor air pollution and economic
OF SOLAR PANELS AT 4 5
RESIDENCE LEVEL
SOLAR COOKING
These little solar ovens can
work at a temperature of up to
350 degrees using solar energy
alone. It’s made of glass which
absorbs the sun’s heat and
magnifies it which then can be
used for cooking
SOLAR POWERD PUMPS
We can run water pumps on solar
power through the use of photo-
electric panels, which will
generate the power to run DC
motors on the circulating pumps,
the sun's energy can be stored in
batteries so that you can still run
the circulating pumps at night or
on cloudy days
POOLS AND HOT TUBES
Solar power units use solar
energy to heat the water and
clean pools. And if you don’t
have an inbuilt solar kit then
you can buy one and use it. It’s
a little costly but it pays for
itself in terms of energy
savings.
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SOLAR WATER HEATER
Electric geysers consume a
bundle of power and replacing
them with solar water heaters is
an efficient alternative. There
are generally two types of solar
water heating systems – active
and passive. Active ones have
circulating pumps and the
passive ones don’t.
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PASSIVE HEAT STORAGE
TUBE
These tubes are basically
greenhouse fiberglass tubes
that look like thin cylinders
which are hollow. These tubes
can be filled with water and
used to heat rooms. 3
TYPES efficiency: 15%-24%
•Features: conduct electricity more efficiently
, perform better in high temperatures and
shaded conditions, generate more solar
THE SILICON CELL power than other panels of the same size .
ideal for smaller rooftops. proven track record
of durability ,these are the most expensive
TYPE panels and generate more waste in the
manufacturing process
15%-24%
efficiency: 7%-13%
Features: Thin film silicon panels are generally
larger and have a uniform, solid black appearance.
This is a commercially available but newer
technology that makes sense where space is not
an issue. Thin film solar panels are low cost, easy
to produce, flexible, portable, and lightweight.
They are expected to be less durable and to have
a shorter lifespan.

Polycry
Monocrystalline Thin film
stalline

efficiency: 12%-16%
Features: These solar cells have a multifaceted, non-
uniform, gem-like surface and are typically blue in color.
Polycrystalline solar panels are less efficient but are less
expensive than monocrystalline. There is less silicon
waste in the manufacturing process. These are the most
prevalent solar panels globally, primarily due to a 4
production boom in China over the last few years
TYPES efficiency: 41%
Features: Very high performance &
MULTI JUNCTION It uses thin intrinsic amorphous efficiency rate Solar tracker & cooling
system needed (to reach high efficiency
SOLAR CELL silicon layers on the top and bottom rate)
surfaces of a crystalline silicon
wafer,

Perovs Concentrated
Heterojunction with PV Cell (CVP)
Intrinsic Thin-layer
kites

These are less stable than silicon but have the

potential to achieve similar solar energy
efficiency as monocrystalline cells at a lower
cost. Although not yet commercially
available they are used to apply as a film over
existing silicon-based cells to boost the 5
efficiency of standard solar panels
 Residence with space limitations and
economic choice
 PV-system
 crystalline-based solar panels

Best Solar Space efficient , expensive and durable

Panel choice

Type for  Monocrystalline

Home Use  and polycrystalline solar panels

By: Sri vidhyambika

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