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    solar cell

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    1. INTRODUCTION A solar cell is a device that converts the energy of sunlight directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. Sometimes the term solar cell is reserved for devices intended specifically to capture energy from sunlight‚ while the term photovoltaic cell is used when the light source is unspecified.”Photovoltaics” the field of technology and research related to the application of solar cells in producing electricity for practical use.

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    Solar Panels

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    Characteristics A solar panel is a collection of many small solar cells spread over a large area. These solar cells work together to provide sufficient energy to power a given item. (Northwestern University) Their creation is a very delicate process which is why many of their advancements did not come until last quarter of the 20th century. In this period‚ advancements in semiconductors and photovoltaic products allowed efficient and cost effective solar panels to be produced. (Solar Panel Info)

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    Solar power satellites Introduction The Sun is a very powerful‚ clean and convenient source of power‚ particularly for satellites. The only thing needed is a means to convert the energy contained in the Sun’s radiation – mainly light and ultraviolet rays – into electrical power. The most efficient way to achieve this today is by using panels composed of semiconductor photovoltaic cells. ‘Solar panels’‚ as they are usually called‚ are now quite a common sight here on Earth‚ but they were first used

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    Solar Roadways

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    Solar Roadways 2. Contents Introduction Theory Structure Advantages Disadvantages References 3. Introduction  The Solar Roadways consists of structurally engineered solar panels that we drive on.  Each Solar Road Panel (roughly 12’ by 12’) interlinks with neighboring panels to form the Solar Roadways system.  The Solar Roadway generates electrical power from the sun and becomes a nation’s decentralized‚ intelligent‚ self-healing power grid‚ replacing our current deteriorating power distribution

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    solar industry

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    Contents Introduction Solar energy has experienced an impressive technological shift. While early solar technologies consisted of small-scale photovoltaic (PV) cells‚ recent technologies are represented by solar concentrated power (CSP) and also by large-scale PV systems that feed into electricity grids. The costs of solar energy technologies have dropped substantially over the last 30 years. The rapid expansion of the solar energy market can be attributed to a number of supportive

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    Solar Power

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    Solar power From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about generation of electricity using solar energy. For other uses of solar energy‚ see Solar energy. The PS10 concentrates sunlight received from a field of heliostats onto a central tower. Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity‚ either directly using photovoltaics (PV)‚ or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus

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    Solar Roadways

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    snow‚ generate electricity‚ and overall benefit the economy. Scott Brusaw‚ an electrical engineer‚ and his wife‚ Julie Brusaw‚ a counselor‚ are the Co-Inventors of Solar Roadways. Solar roadways are a series of structurally engineered solar panels that can be driven on‚ which would replace asphalt roads. Solar Roadways would collect energy and then distribute it to our homes and businesses in order to replace the need for fossil fuels and better the economy. This past February‚ four students at

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    Solar flares

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    from Earth without the aid of a telescope. They may also travel at relative speeds ("proper motions") of a few hundred meters per second when they first emerge onto the solar photosphere. Manifesting intense magnetic activity‚ sunspots host secondary phenomena such as coronal loops (prominences) and reconnection events. Most solar flares and coronal mass ejections originate in magnetically active regions around visible sunspot groupings. Similar phenomena indirectly observed on stars are commonly

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    solar power

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    DESIGN OF A LOW COST SOLAR CONCENTRATOR by JEFFREY GENE WRIGHT‚ B.S. in M.E. A THESIS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Approved Accepted December‚ 1986 \ ... / • f IT- ... ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my chairman Dr. William B. Jones for his guidance and assistance in this project. I would

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    Solar Mission

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    Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Towards Building SOLAR INDIA 1. Introduction The National Solar Mission is a major initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to promote ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India s energy security challenge. It will also constitute a major contribution by India to the global effort to meet the challenges of climate change. In launching India s National Action Plan on Climate Change on June 30‚ 2008‚ the Prime Minister of India

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