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Post by leasonkaving on Mar 26, 2011 5:46:55 GMT
With the prices of oil and gas going up, many people are rushing to install solar panels. The sun offers an almost infinite source of energy. The demand for solar panels is so high that manufacturers of solar panels are having difficulty keeping up with demand. The solar panels act as a medium to trap the light rays from the son and to transform the light energy into electric energy.
Solar panels come in two types. There are solar energy panels in the form of 'solar thermal collectors'. These focus solar energy into a liquid medium, usually water, heating the liquid that is then utilized as and where it is required. The other of the two types of solar panels is known as the photovoltaic module. These solar panels convert the sun's energy into electricity, which can then be distributed immediately or stored within a battery to be used later.
Both photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal solar panels are made of special materials, most frequently silicon. They act as semiconductors. When sunlight hits the solar energy panels, some of the energy is absorbed within the semiconductor material. That energy knocks electrons within the silicon loose, allowing them to flow freely.
Once the electric fields within solar panels are freed by light energy, they force electrons to flow in one specific way. This flow of electrons is also known as a current. By simply placing metal contacts on the top and bottom of the solar energy panels, the current can be drawn off as electricity to be used for your needs, thus saving you money.
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Post by Qwerty on Mar 26, 2011 6:04:38 GMT
Yes, they do. And does this have anything debatable in it?
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Post by GloveParty on Mar 26, 2011 14:37:23 GMT
Possible spambot? It has a similar name to the ones we've seen before, and it's sounding a lot like a commercial.
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Post by Qwerty on Mar 27, 2011 3:11:44 GMT
Nah, it'd probably give a link or a company name if it was a spambot.
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Post by GloveParty on Apr 1, 2011 0:30:22 GMT
I think it is. It sounds very commercially and has nothing debatable in it, and also has a spambot-y name.
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Post by Qwerty on Apr 1, 2011 0:33:03 GMT
Wouldn't the bot link us or summin?
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Post by Fringe Pioneer on Apr 1, 2011 3:15:58 GMT
I don't see any brand names or links anywhere, do you TSL?
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Post by Qwerty on Apr 1, 2011 5:30:43 GMT
I see no links, so it's not really breaking any forum rules. Whatevs.
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Post by vaconcovat on Apr 1, 2011 5:33:28 GMT
The solar panels act as a medium to trap the light rays from the son and to transform the light energy into electric energy. There is a link. It's quite well hidden.
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Post by Anonymousperson5 on Apr 1, 2011 5:36:56 GMT
... [offtopic]Will your very conspicuous account-changing stop on April 2nd or at the end of Chaos Week?[/offtopic]
Anyway, I am not sure if this is a bot. The person/bot has been here and has been inactive for a while. If the person responds with a normal humane post, then the topic should be carried on, and if not, it will be labeled a spam bot and the IP will probably be banned.
EDIT: I thought the link was very obvious. It is the words "solar panels act" in the quote.
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Post by Qwerty on Apr 1, 2011 13:28:36 GMT
I'll remove the link, like Qwerty did with the flower one.
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Post by Alonso on Apr 14, 2011 17:49:14 GMT
A solar panel is basically a big black box. If one has the right materials they could make one themselves.
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Post by Anonymousperson5 on Apr 14, 2011 23:25:45 GMT
Like Gallium Arsenide or Silicon?
Those things are hard to isolate in your own house if you are a normal person.
You'd probably just have to buy them.
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Post by Qwerty on Apr 15, 2011 2:44:09 GMT
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Post by Alonso on Apr 15, 2011 17:00:56 GMT
My teacher managed to make a miniture one. tiny enough to work slightly. It wasn't that neat but it worked.
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Post by Qwerty on Apr 15, 2011 22:24:48 GMT
Sure, you can make one yourself, but it won't be very efficient and it is certainly more complex than a big black box. Besides, teachers can get materials easily.
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Post by Alonso on Apr 16, 2011 19:31:30 GMT
Good point haven't thought about that.
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