How Solar Panels Work To Save You Money On Energy Bills

Solar panels are a great way of producing free energy, but do you know how they work?

What makes a solar power panel work?

All electricity ‘sources’ use the same way of generating and transmitting electricity. For solar panels to work, electrons in the material flow in a current from one part of the circuit to another. Pure silicon is the element which happens to be the basic unit of solar panels.

To make the silicon transmit electrons properly, you first have to turn it into an ideal platform that is neutral and all the impurities hidden in silicon have to be stripped. Another reason why solar panels are always invariably made of silicon is because there are atomic level properties hidden in silicon.

Sunlight to energy – how the solar panel does it

Solar panel manufacturers also use the element boron. In fact boron is mixed with silicon to make the electricity flow and to make this happen you have to create a positive charge which is achieved through this silicon boron combination. The solar panels take the photons of light from the sun and the energy from this photon is the basis for the conversion of light to energy.

The main goal of the solar panel is to capture this sunlight and convert it into electricity that can be used. As said earlier, the silicon atoms in solar panels unite with their siblings and as a result electrons are shared. The electricity is generated when the silicons combine with photons. To make more energy, you need more silicon and more sunlight e.g. more than one solar cell.

After reading how do solar panels work, you must be thinking that it is rather tough to understand.

You can buy (or even build) your own solar panel and use it to power your home.

There are lots of solar panel guides online that show you how to build your own solar panel for less than $200.

To get a professional solar system installed could cost you over 5,000 dollars.