A solar photovoltaic (PV) panel is an assembly of photovoltaic cells mounted in a metal framework for easy installation. The PV cells capture the energy of the sun and convert it into electricity.
3 Major Types of Solar Panels
Know Your Solar Panels from the Professionals
- Monocrystalline solar panels
- Polycrystalline solar panels
- Thin film (amorphous) solar panels
- Electric Systems
- Water Heating
- Pool Heating
- Concentrated Power
Monocrystalline Solar Panels
Monocrystalline solar panels might best be remembered and described by their sometimes-used alternate name, single crystalline panels. Mono panels, as they are commonly referred to in the solar industry, are the most efficient because they are the purest, made of a single silicon ingot using the Czochralski method.
Polycrystalline Solar Panels
Once again, the alternate name for polycrystalline solar panels, multicrystalline, helps to describe its composition. Poly panels, as these solar panels are referred to in the alternative energy business, are multiple pieces of silicon that are melted, treated, and molded into uniform rectangles.
