I remembered my solar calculator can work under dim electric light.
So when deciding on what to use as decorations to use on the table, solar panels was considered. The blue distorted reflections looks really good to be the base of the table.
But when i called up my local distributors, none believe that the panels can generate electricity under normal light. So is there such a thing?
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Solar panels absorb specific frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. Not all light is created equal. Light is usually characterized by its black body temperature. Its essentially the temperature of the source but it defines the frequencies of light.
The sun is a black-body source at 6000 K
Green House light bulb 5900K
Florescents 4100K
Halogen: 3200K
Incandescents: 2600K
Since solar panels are engineered for the sun, the closer you get to the sun frequencies the more power you will produce. A solar panel will generate voltage form any black body source since each source is a continuous spectrum of frequencies, just in different magnitudes. A LED light however is a specific frequency and may not produce any voltage when applied to a solar cell.
Intensity is another consideration. If you put a solar cell directly beneath a halogen light it is certainly going to produce more than on the other side of the room.
Specificaly to your question: Yes, all solar panels produce electricy in room light. It is a small fraction of Solar radiation and will vary depending upon the intensity and frequency.
Hope that helps!
Solar panels will generate some power under room lighting, just not very much. That’s what the distributors probably mean – the panels won’t generate anything worth mentioning indoors. A calculator is a very low power device; that’s why it works in dim light.
A serious solar panel intended for rooftop use should be sturdy enough to be a table (like a card table, not something to put heavy stuff on), but it would be an awfully expensive table.
Yes they will work however the quality of lighting may be very poor. This will be reflected in the intensity of the light and its duration. read this post http://solardecklights.iblogger.org/solar-lights/what-do-solar-deck-lights-need-to-light-up/ to learn more about how solar lights works.
I believe so. They both simply use Photovoltic Cells (sp?) to convert photons so it should work.