Welcome to our presentation

MD. YOUSUF HOSSAIN

ID:131-23-3294
Topic
Solar cell
Definition

A solar cell is an electrical device

that converts the energy of light
directly into electricity.
It supplies a voltage and a current
to a resistive load (light, battery,
motor).
It is like a battery because it
supplies DC power.
History of solar cell

• The photovoltaic effect was first

experimentally demonstrated by French
physicist Edmond Becquerel, In 1839.

• Albert Einstein explained the underlying

mechanism of light instigated carrier
excitation—the photoelectric effect—in 1905.

Albert Einstein
History of solar cell
• The first practical photovoltaic cell was publicly
demonstrated on April 25, 1954 at Bell Laboratories.

Bell Laboratories

•From 2002 we can see the modern solar cell.

Md. Jowel Miah
ID: 131-23-3377
Types of solar cell
• Based on the types of crystal used, solar cells
can be classified as,

1. Monocrystalline silicon cells

2. Polycrystalline silicon cells

3. Amorphous silicon cells

Comparison among the three types of
solar cells
Material Efficiency (%)

Monocrystalline silicon cells 14-17

Polycrystalline silicon cells 13-15

Amorphous silicon cells 5-7

Kazi Mostafizur Rahman
ID: 131-23-3296
Structure of a solar cell
Working of a solar cell
Uses of solar cell

home Power service

Solar car

cell phone modern

Uses of solar cell

Water bus Satellites

Road-side light DIU solar car

Md. Shamim Hossain
ID: 131-23-3328
Advantages
1. It is clean and non-polluting
2. It is a renewable energy
3. Solar cells do not produce noise and they are totally silent.
4. They are long lasting sources of energy which can be used
almost anywhere
5. They have long life time
6. There are no fuel costs or fuel supply problems
Disadvantage
1. Solar power can`t be obtained in night time
2. Solar cells (or) solar panels are very expensive
3. Air pollution and whether can affect the production of electricity
4. They need large area of land to produce more efficient power supply