Technologie Question #8889
megan-india (Genre: femelle, Àge: 15 années) de pembroke dock sur 28 janvier 2013 demande:
Does the area of a solar cell affect the voltage produced?
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La réponse
Barry Shell
répondu le 28 janvier 2013
The answer is: no. From the FAQ page of this solar energy company:
"The voltage output from a single crystalline solar cell is about 0.5V with an amperage output that is directly proportional to the cell’s surface area (approximately 7A for a 6 inch square multi-crystalline solar cell)."
So the voltage is constant at about 0.5V, but current (the number of electrons moving) increases as the area increases. Since power is a product of Voltage x Current, the bigger the area, the more power. But voltage stays the same. The way to increase voltage is to put a bunch of solar cells together in series. Normally 30 - 36 cells are wired together in series, giving a typical voltage of 12V.
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