how is energy being captured in solar panels
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First we must understand what electricity is...
Electricity is simply the flow of electrons. So if you can make electrons flow you can make electricity.
Now we must understand what solar energy is...
For our purposes we can imagine solar energy as a stream of weightless packets of energy called photons.
Now how it works....
He photoelectric effect! Einstein won his Noble prize for this by the way. Basically, photons hit electrons that want to travel across the band gap of silicon (or whatever material the panels are made of). This is why panel material is so important. The more photons, the more electrons flow across the band gap which creates current. Man, that Einstein was smart.
hope it will help you....
solar-powered photovoltaic (PV)panels
convert the sun's rays into electricity by exciting electrons in silicon cells using the photons of light from the sun. This electricity can then be used to supply renewable energy to your home or business.