How does a solar power station work
Photovoltaic power plants use large areas of photovoltaic cells, known as PV or solar cells, to convert sunlight into usable electricity.
Photovoltaic power plants use large areas of photovoltaic cells, known as PV or solar cells, to convert sunlight into usable electricity.
A solar power plant is a facility that converts solar radiation, made up of light, heat, and ultraviolet radiation, into electricity suitable to be supplied to homes and industries.
Solar power works by converting energy from the sun into power. There are two forms of energy generated from the sun for our use – electricity and heat.
At a high level, solar panels are made up of solar cells, which absorb sunlight. They use this sunlight to create direct current (DC) electricity through a process called "the photovoltaic effect.".
A solar power tower system uses a large field of flat, sun-tracking mirrors called heliostats to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto a receiver on the top of a tower.
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