Residential Solar Panels

The converting of light into electricity by means of Solar Panels and Collectors has been growing over the years. In today's times, a way of saving money and "Going green" at the same time has really gotten people getting used to the 21st century. People are seeing it as a good idea for using the sun's energy for not only just lighting your house up, but also heating water.

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There are many types of solar Panels, and to find the right one you have know in which these things work. Let's take a look at how Solar Cells work to convert light into electricity. "A Solar Cell is a device that converts solar energy into electricity by the Photovoltaic effect, and solar energy is the utilization of the radiant energy from the sun." To get a better understanding of what the Photovoltaic effect is and how its effect is done lets break it down a little:

1. "Sunlight is made up of packets of energy called photons "

2. "The photons strike the semi-conductor layer"

3. "The photons are absorbed by the material rather than bouncing off of it or going through the material"

4. "Thus making energy that is converted to electricity"

So now we a photon that is being absorbed by energy that is transferred to an atom of the cell causing the electron to escape; this in essence creates a hole within the atom, which now the atom again is filled with electron energy from another atom a few million more times over and over, and you have it, an electric current is formed.

Now its time to find the right one, there are so many of solar panels out there, and many of them are very high dollar. One of newest panels that have come around are called "Dye-sensitized solar cell." These are of a new class of lower-cost cells. The dye-sensitized cell also has a very nice lifespan, and is capable of producing electricity for around twenty years or so without decrease in efficiency.

With that in mind; this extremely promising cell in bulk should be significantly less expensive then older solid-state cells. On the other hand, if you're not caring so much about how expensive they can be, then maybe you should look out for other types of cells. A few of these are: Monocrystalline Silicon, Polycrystalline Silicon, And Amorphous Thin Film Silicon.

All three of these have a little bit of something different to bring to your table, or should I say home. Monocrystalline Silicon has a single layer of silicon for the semi-conductor, meaning for this type of silicon it has the most expensive type of solar cell to produce, but by far one of the best. Polycrystalline Silicon is cells of liquid silicon that is poured into blocks of and sawed into plates. This meaning the cells produces a degree of less efficient degradation, but is still cheaper to make and manufacture.

The last types of silicon cells that you may want to use are called Amorphous Thin Film Silicon. These cells are a lot like Dye-sensitized solar cell in a way, they use a semiconductor a few micrometers thick, and are even lower the cost and efficient than other types of silicon. It does, in a way, have more of an advantage because this silicon can be placed in a more wide variety of materials like solar shingles or roof tiles.

So if you're thinking of buying, you also need to know that some cells perform better for outside, and others are better for indoor like fluorescent lighting.

So what about the costs?

Getting solar panels and havng them installed by a professional company can be costly, around $3000. However, there is a good alternative. Build and install solar panels yourself for under $200. Due to the fact that there is a huge demand for cheap solar panels a friend of mine compiled a handbook with detailed step by step instrutions on how to build an dinstall solar panels under $200. Since it release he already sold 1000s of his manual and you can find testimonials on his site. Michael's manual is going to teach you everything you need to know about producing your own electricity by using solar power. With their complete step-by-step setup fully illustrated manual you will be able to create your own professional solar power generator with easy to find parts that you can get from your local hardware store. You probably have most the parts laying around already! You can download the manual by clicking below.

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