Solar cells, Modules and

Panels
• A solar PV module
consists of several solar
cells connected in series
and parallel with large
current and voltage
output than s single solar
cell
• Interconnecting smaller
solar cells
• Thin flim technology –
Cells are interconnected
during the process of
manufacturing
• Silicon wafer.
 Solar cell availability range
• Power generated per unit area is usually in the range of - 10mW/cm2 to
25 Mw/cm2.
• Cell efficiency – 10% to 25%.
• Maximum are of a single wafer based silicon solar cell – 15*15 =225 cm2.
• With 15% cell efficiency the peak power generated by a single cell is 3.37
Wp.

• PV module - range of 3 WP to 300 WP.

 Solar PV Module
• transparent top surface - glass
• encapsulant is EVA (ethyl vinyl acetate)
• rear layer is Tedlar
• a frame around the outer edge.

• Top surface:
• high transmission of light in the
• wavelength range of 350 nm to 1200 nm
• reflection - low