Photovoltaic cells, or solar panels as they are better known, work by converting sunlight into a source of electrical energy. This is known as the photovoltaic effect and it is the bedrock of what a solar panel does. These panels are seen as one way of combating global warming and as a result they are beginning to appear on more and more domestic UK houses. The Solar Panel Installers Yate based company redbridgeandsons.co.uk/solar-pv-panels/solar-panel-installers-yate are just one of the many providers who can make sure that you have this groundbreaking technology and it can reduce your energy bill.
The panels work by being composed of a large amount of solar cells. These are usually made from silicon and when they are exposed to the sunlight, or to give them their scientific name photons, the electrons become excited based as they are in the material. and the electrons begin to move they begin to pick up speed and create an energy and allowing them to be released from their atomic bonds. Once the bonds are released the electrons are able to flow and this generates an electrical current.
There are two sides to the electrons both positive and negative and these act as a junction for the electrons enabling them to be passed through electrical conductors. These conductors are then converted from a direct current to the necessary alternating current.
This alternating current, or AC as it is known, is then able to be used for a residential and commercial basis.