Comments on: Do different types of light affect the amount of energy harvested on a solar panel? http://www.eblips.net/solar-energy-panel/do-different-types-of-light-affect-the-amount-of-energy-harvested-on-a-solar-panel/ Helping Relieve Poverty Though The Provision of Solar Energy. Join Us! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:11:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: VINOD KUMAR http://www.eblips.net/solar-energy-panel/do-different-types-of-light-affect-the-amount-of-energy-harvested-on-a-solar-panel/#comment-1510 VINOD KUMAR Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:34:59 +0000 http://www.eblips.net/solar-energy-panel/do-different-types-of-light-affect-the-amount-of-energy-harvested-on-a-solar-panel#comment-1510 Presently yes !! Different wavelength of light (UV, Xray....etc) are not captured by the PV cells that are used in the solar panel. Current status of efficiency might be somewhere around 20-25% only But I believe research is improving the efficiency of conversion. One of the prototype designed by the lead specialist in Renewable energy foundation has somehow managed to achieve a 50% higher capturing & converting methodology. For more details, kindly look into the sources section below.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://solarpanelguides.info/ http://www.articlesbase.com/environment-articles/build-a-solar-panel-for-an-extra-income-and-to-save-the-earth--1264912.html http://www.articlesbase.com/environment-articles/a-natures-gift-wasted-by-human-race-for-centuries-solar-energy-1265482.html Presently yes !!
Different wavelength of light (UV, Xray….etc) are not captured by the PV cells that are used in the solar panel.
Current status of efficiency might be somewhere around 20-25% only

But I believe research is improving the efficiency of conversion. One of the prototype designed by the lead specialist in Renewable energy foundation has somehow managed to achieve a 50% higher capturing & converting methodology. For more details, kindly look into the sources section below.
References :
http://solarpanelguides.info/
http://www.articlesbase.com/environment-articles/build-a-solar-panel-for-an-extra-income-and-to-save-the-earth–1264912.html
http://www.articlesbase.com/environment-articles/a-natures-gift-wasted-by-human-race-for-centuries-solar-energy-1265482.html

]]> By: AltEnergyGuy http://www.eblips.net/solar-energy-panel/do-different-types-of-light-affect-the-amount-of-energy-harvested-on-a-solar-panel/#comment-1509 AltEnergyGuy Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:49:59 +0000 http://www.eblips.net/solar-energy-panel/do-different-types-of-light-affect-the-amount-of-energy-harvested-on-a-solar-panel#comment-1509 Yup they certainly do. Solar panels are made to be used with visible light only. all the other wavelengths (x-rays, ultra-violet, infrared) have no effect on the production of power. Simply put...no photon, no power. If you want more detail this is where I got the information.<br><b>References : </b><br>www.goinggreenfortomorrow.com Yup they certainly do. Solar panels are made to be used with visible light only. all the other wavelengths (x-rays, ultra-violet, infrared) have no effect on the production of power.

Simply put…no photon, no power.

If you want more detail this is where I got the information.
References :
http://www.goinggreenfortomorrow.com

]]> By: DaveSFV http://www.eblips.net/solar-energy-panel/do-different-types-of-light-affect-the-amount-of-energy-harvested-on-a-solar-panel/#comment-1508 DaveSFV Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:59 +0000 http://www.eblips.net/solar-energy-panel/do-different-types-of-light-affect-the-amount-of-energy-harvested-on-a-solar-panel#comment-1508 Current solar photovoltaic panels are not 100% efficient (they are around 20% efficient) because all the visible light spectrum is not converted to electricity. Only a small band of light and nothing in the higher spectrum, X-ray or gamma rays.<br><b>References : </b><br> Current solar photovoltaic panels are not 100% efficient (they are around 20% efficient) because all the visible light spectrum is not converted to electricity. Only a small band of light and nothing in the higher spectrum, X-ray or gamma rays.
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