Features, Advantages & Disadvantages of Polycrystalline Solar Panel

POLYCRYSTALLINE SOLAR PANEL – FEATURES

  • Utilizes a new technology in the manufacturing process.
  • Instead of drawing the silicon into an ingot the vat of silicon is poured and cooled.
  • This creates a distinct blue look of a polycrystalline solar panel.
  • It is a faster and cheaper process than monocrystalline panels which produces less waste of silicon.
  • However they do not have the same level of silicon purity with effects the efficiency and degradation rates of the panels.
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POLYCRYSTALLINE SOLAR PANEL – ADVANTAGES

  • Cheaper Than Monocrystalline Panels
  • Less silicon waste in Manufacturing Process

POLYCRYSTALLINE SOLAR PANELS – DISADVANTAGES

  • Poor performer in hotter environments
  • Not aesthetically pleasing. Blue panels.
  • Average panel efficiency is 13-16%, means you will need more panels
  • Average solar panel degradation rate of .60%
  • Lower purity level of silicon increases degradation rate
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Three Types Of Solar Inverters

PHOTOVOLTAIC STRING INVERTER

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MICRO INVERTER

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STRING INVERTER W/ POWER OPTIMIZERS

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