| Raising price of oil, gas and other | | | | electricity are solar panels, known as |
| commodities brings on the surface the | | | | photovoltaic's, which means |
| question about utilizing other resources of | | | | "light-electricity". |
| energy like of solar energy. | | | | |
| | | | The solar panels are made of solar cells. |
| History of Solar is as old as humanity. We | | | | What is a cell? A small disk of a |
| always saw a great potential in using sun's | | | | semiconductor, like silicon. They are |
| capacity to warm our houses. Ancient Greeks | | | | attached to circuit. Once the light strikes |
| and Romans saw the great benefit in sun's | | | | the cell, light is converted into electricity |
| energy. They used architecture to use sun's | | | | that flows through the circuit. Primary |
| rays to light and heat indoors. The first | | | | components foe solar panel is: |
| inventor of solar motor was Auguste Mouchout. | | | | |
| In 1861 he developed a steam engine powered | | | | Solar panel |
| by the sun. During 19th century solar energy | | | | |
| intrigued and attracted European scientists. | | | | Charge controller |
| France and England hoped that the solar could | | | | |
| power them in the sunny clonies of Africa and | | | | Battery and inverter |
| East Asia. In USA John Ericsson designed the | | | | |
| "parabolic trough collector", this technology | | | | Solar Panels charge the battery, which |
| was functioning more then a hundred years. | | | | provides DC voltage to the inverter and it |
| In 20 the century Albert Einstein was the one | | | | converts DC to the normal AC. |
| who research the generation of electricity | | | | |
| through solar cells. In 1953 Bell | | | | Individual cells provide small amount of |
| laboratories scientists Gerald Pearson, Daryl | | | | energy, but when connected together as a |
| Chapin and Calvin Fuller developed the first | | | | panel increase the output significantly. The |
| silicon solar cell capable of generating a | | | | output of solar panel is stated in watts. |
| measurable electric current. In 1956, solar | | | | Wattage is determined by multiplying the |
| photovoltaic (PV) cells were far from | | | | rated voltage by the rated amperage. For |
| economically practical. It was not until | | | | example it 6 hours of peak sun (during the |
| October 1973 that the solar leapt to | | | | day) per day is available in an area, the |
| prominence in energy research. The Arab Oil | | | | average solar panel can produce about 360 |
| Embargo demonstrated the degree to which the | | | | watt hours of power per day. The power of |
| Western economy depended upon a cheap and | | | | the system varies, depending on the intended |
| reliable flow of oil. The US government | | | | geographical location. The electricity is |
| invested in the solar electric cell that Bell | | | | only produced when solar panel exposed to the |
| had produced. By the 1990s, the reality was | | | | sun. Solar panels are very hard and wear out |
| that costs of solar energy had dropped and | | | | very slowly. Like in all systems we may find |
| huge PV market grown in Japan and German. The | | | | some losses of energy due to the fact that |
| PV market is currently growing 30% per year. | | | | the electricity is carried across the wires, |
| | | | batteries which are not 10% efficient. That's |
| Solar Power comes from sunlight. This source | | | | why it is good to talk to professionals who |
| can be harnessed to create electricity for | | | | are experienced in system designs. If you are |
| humans. Devices which convert light into | | | | looking for more info go to . |