How PV cells produce electricity

[sprattysy]

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[18railroad]

is PV cell conductive material?

[brickdotmouse]

@18railroad It is a semi-conductor, meaning it can be both an insulator and a conductor. The definition of voltage is simply a separation of charge, therefor it must be an insulator (to keep the electrons and holes from pairing up and eliminating each other). However, to use the energy, a conductor must be used to allow electron flow.

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[Innotechsolarusa]

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[AxelTiger]

so essentially a solar panel is a big, flat diode?

[piggy933]

@AxelTiger with wire on top to carry the charge and some anti reflective material to prevent reflective loss

[hackerdeehack]

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[priyayouful]

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[alexwohlbruck1]

You just completely copied the video that UpBeatnik made and I know that because I just watched it and he made it in June you made this in October. You are such a jerk.

[bijuxjulia]

i need to know why there is an endless amount of electrons, that can be broken free?

how come the electrons dont fill up the holes, once they reach the p-type and just "neutralize" each other...?

Please, i desprately need to know for my school project...(year 10 - so please keep it simple) if anyone knows...

THANKS

[salimkhan007]

@bijuxjulia because there is PD applied at the end of the PN junction.the electron is attracted by large force when it drop to the hole the electron is then attarcted by that large force and it jumps to its near hole the continuous  attraction dont let it to neutralize.and so the conduction continuous.

[perazaroberto2]

smart i like it

[pyrioni]

wow, this is more clear than most of the other videos on youtube, thanks.,

[amberjacksolar]

Thanks for sharing this video. This is pretty interesting!

[CanVicMan]

wow.. so this is how it works.... thanks, I was curious about this, I know that we need the equipment and money to do a good photovoltaic panel, but, is it possible to build one at home if we get the materials?, it would be fantastic and useful

[Xonk61]

@CanVicMan It takes some pretty specialized equipment, and some really clean materials to make a regular Si-based PV cell, but I've watched videos of copper being turned into a photovoltaic material, though that won't produce very much power. For demonstration purposes though, it's great!

[tomgreveson]

Very useful video, thank you.

[bluedisc]

I just want to let you know, this is the best explanation of PV cells I've seen yet. (And I've been trying to figure this out for a little while)

[feiyangflash]

Thanks!

[orkasteez]

thanx nice vid

[xntyghb]

one of the better on the topic

[JimmyTheGreek2000]

Best expanation of how PV cells work

[iamphil12345]

need more enthusiasm!!!

[SexyBuilder1888]

good video dude