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    How Solar Works: Solar Cells and Solar Panels
    How Solar Works: Solar Cells and Solar Panels
    How Solar Works: Solar Cells and Solar Panels
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    How Solar Works: Solar Cells and Solar Panels

    By Robert C. Brenner

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    Confused by all the hype about solar power generation? Unsure which system is right for you? Here's a book that will clear up all your questions related to solar. It describes what solar is, that this photon energy from the sun is radiated out from exploding gaseous eruptions on the sun sending waves of particles racing across space to wash over earth. This book explains how certain materials such as silicon react to incoming photons to create electrical potential that can be drawn out and used as electrical current or stored for future use. The book defines electricity, amps, volts, and watts. An example using a rain barrel shows you how the direct current from a solar panel can be used to power electrical devices, appliances and anything that operates on electricity. The basic solar cell is described and then used to create a solar panel such as those you see on rooftops everywhere. The various types of solar panels are described with photos and drawings. Then the book explains how the sun plays a key role in solar power production. The path of the earth rotating around the sun is discussed with a description of how the earth's tilt creates the seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter. Shading of solar collectors such as solar panels affects the production of energy especially trees, buildings, cloud cover, fog, rain and snow. The book then explains how solar production is measured and what solar power can do for you. There are lists of the electrical current requirements and power consumption of common appliances and devices providing an excellent metric for determining how much solar power you will need. Then the book lists solar panels currently being sold and the advertised price of each. When you finish reading this book, you'll be fully prepared to move forward toward your own solar future.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrenner Information Group
    Release dateApr 10, 2023
    ISBN9780929535333
    How Solar Works: Solar Cells and Solar Panels
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    Robert C. Brenner

    Robert Brenner is an engineer, scientist, educator and business owner with graduate degrees in electrical engineering and management. He is a retired U.S. Navy officer and completed eleven nuclear submarine deployments. He also worked in the defense industry and is a ecognized pioneer in microelectronic research and development.   He is the author of 64 books including Power Up! The Smart Guide to Home Solar Power; How Solar Works, Backyard Solar Applications, Bigfoot Encounters in Michigan's Thumb, Electronic Connectors, Supernatural and Strange Happenings in the Bible, Pricing Tactivs, Descriptive Language for Writers and Speakers, Describing Action, and The Metaphors of Like. He also wrote over 275 articles on business and computer applications.   He has been a guest speaker at national conferences and symposiums and taught at the high school, community college, university, and graduate school levels. A futurist, he enjoys the challenge of research and is currently sharing his knowledge with business and home owners worldwide.

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      How Solar Works - Robert C. Brenner

      APPLICATION NOTE

      HOW SOLAR WORKS

      Solar Cells and Solar Panels

      Robert C. Brenner, MSEE, MSSM

      ISBN 978-0-929535-33-3

      ©2023 All rights reserved. All contents and information herein are the sole property of Brenner Information Group. Reproduction, translation, or republishing of all or any part of this work is not authorized. Brief quotations of the material in this book may be used provided full prominent credit is given as follows: "From How Solar Works: Solar Cells and Solar Panels by Robert C. Brenner." For larger excerpts or reprint rights, contact the publisher ([email protected]).

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Solar is About Radiated Energy

      How Solar Power Gets Generated

      Amps, Volts, and Watts Defined

      Getting Down to Basics: The Solar Cell

      Silicon Crystal Configuration Defines Type of Solar Cell

      Making a Solar Panel

      The Rain Barrel Analogy

      The Sun’s Path and Earth Rotation

      Tilt—the Reason for the Seasons

      The Cosine Effect

      Shadows and Solar Production

      Shadows on a Sunny Day

      Measuring Solar Production

      What Solar Power Can Do

      Electrical Power Consumption

      Solar Panels Currently Being Sold

      Summary

      About the Author

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      INTRODUCTION

      The advent of solar power has made a huge impact on all of us. It changed paradigms on how society lives, works and plays. Creating useful energy from the sun introduced us to the words photon and solar cell. Solar power has enabled millions of people all over the earth to live without dependence on an electrical grid owned and operated by others.

      This book is about the manufacture and use of solar cells

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