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Solar Energy

The function of a solar panel is to convert solar energy into usable,l electric energy.

Energy from the sun is transmitted by photons. A photon is a discrete bundle of electromagnetic energy that travels at the speed of light and has no charge or mass.

The average intensity of solar energy reaching the top of the Earth's atmosphere directly facing the Sun is about 1,360 watts per square meter.

Reflective losses through the Earth's atmosphere and on the solar panel surface as well as solar panel efficiency, result in a 232 watt per square meter of solar panel.

Improvements in solar yields are ongoing.

A current–voltage characteristic or I–V curve (current–voltage curve) is a relationship, typically represented as a chart or graph, between the electric current through a circuit, device, or material, and the corresponding voltage, or potential difference, across it.

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