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The following article was published in our article directory on October 17, 2011.
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How Does Solar Energy Function?

Article Category: Computers and Technology

Author Name: Jared Sanders

Do you wonder how we actually get electricity from solar energy? This article will allow you to begin to see how it works. Installing solar panels to a flat surface of your home is the first step. Due to the special material that the panels are made of (which is usually a silicone because it is a great semi-conductor) it will soak up the sun rays once activated.

The electrons are dislodged from the core atoms they belong to; to create the energy or electricity that you are seeking. The photovoltaic effect is know as the process that converts light into electricity.

From here the DC current is ready for an inverter, the inverter can change the DC electrical current into the 120 volt AC electrical current which is the kind that is always used for residences in the United States. This will be hooked to the breaker box which in turn allows all of the household's electric gadgets or lights to work.

If there is excess energy it's stored in batteries. If you manage to fill the battery, any excess power can be sold to the grid if you happen to be connected. If you run out of solar power, the electricity will then come through via your utility company.

The electrical flow rate is determined by means of a meter that spins forward and back. It spins backward when you make more energy than use, and forward when you use energy from the electric company. Selling surplus energy back to the utility company is called net metering.

A smaller version is the way your water heater is powered. By this same process, people can transform light from the sun's rays into enough energy to warm the water in their hot water heater.

It is easy to convert sunlight into energy, as you can tell. Why is it, though, that other nations utilize it to a greater degree than we do in the US? The answer being that oil is more expensive to use than this form of alternative energy for some countries.

Solar cells are one way you can make the most from solar energy. Something called passive solar energy is characterized by collecting solar power without the conversion involved when you use photovoltaics and is where the home's design retains heat in the winter and rejects heat in the summer. People in the southwest use this more than homeowners in other areas of the US, since they need less insulation.

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