PV Module or Solar PV Moduleis an assembly of photovoltaic (PV) cells, also known as solar cells. To achieve a required voltage and current, a group of PV modules (also called PV panels) are wired into large array that called PV array. A PV module is the essential component of any PV system that converts sunlight directly into direct current (DC) electricity. PV modules can be wired together in series and/or parallel to deliver voltage and current in a particular system requires.
Types of PV Module
Crystalline Silicon PV Module
Two types of crystalline silicon (c-Si) are used to produce PV module: single crystalline silicon or known as monocrystalline silicon and multi-crystalline silicon, also called polycrystalline silicon. The polycrystalline silicon PV module has lower conversion efficiency than single crystalline silicon PV module but both of them have high conversion efficiencies that average about 10-12%.
Amorphous silicon (a-Si) PV module or thin-film silicon PV module absorbs light more effectively than crystalline silicon PV module, so it can be made thinner. It suits for any applications that high efficiency is not required and low cost is important. The typical efficiency of amorphous silicon PV module is around 6%.
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