Solar panels use the energy of the sun to operate. Some panels will produce an electrical current when sunlight reaches them. Others use fluid filled pipes to turn the sun's energy into heat.
With either method, energy from the sun reaches the panel as radiated energy and is converted to electrical or heat energy.
Solar panels are not an example of solar energy but rather they are means through which solar energy (that is energy from the sun) is converted into electricity. Check out the related link for great videos and information on solar panels.
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Simply put, solar, meaning Sun, energy comes from the Sun. Solar energy is captured by plants through photosynthesis, and by humans through solar panels. Photovoltaic cells are assembled into large panels which are then organized into "farms" of photovoltaic panels. Photo, meaning light, and voltaic, meaning electricity, means that these panels harness energy from light. Light from the Sun strikes these panels and is transferred into energy.
Solar energy from the sun is captured and converted to normal energy through the solar panels.
Solar energy can be harvested through solar panels and channeled to the house through a DC battery and inverter system. The battery system stores the electricity that has been received from the photo-voltaic cells (solar panels).
There is Solar Panels? There is Solar Panels?
Trick question - it's not! Solar panels do not store energy but convert the Sun's energy into electricity. This direct current (DC) electricity (energy) is then transferred immediately through wires to a load (something that uses energy). For most residential uses, solar energy must be inverted from DC to AC (alternating current) which is the type of energy most houses use. So, actually, solar energy is not stored in solar panels, but converted into useable energy by solar panels.
Solar panels are used to make electricity. The energy that panels use to make energy therefore is solar energy.
Energy or energy transfer is associated with solar panels.
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