Q:Does anyone know how I would go about hooking up the air conditioners in my house to solar panels? I would want just the air conditioners to be powered by solar energy. How could I hook it up where the panels can absorb energy from the sun during the day, and save and store the energy so I can run the air conditioners at night? I really feel that in the long run, this would save a lot of money with the energy bill. It's the use of the air conditioners that drive up the bill. Is this idea feasible? Is it also possible to have some sort of hybrid system where I can switch from solar to my regular local energy source when I want to?

There's no need to connect only the A/C to solar, nor is there a need to use batteries. Both of those problems are solved with grid-tied solar. The solar electricity system works alongside your regular, and the A/C just plugs in normally. You never need to worry about switching. During the day, if the A/C is drawing power, the solar goes into that, reducing your draw from the electric company. If the solar generates more than the A/C needs, the meter is driven backwards. At night, the meter runs forward again. For example, the meter may read 5000 in the morning. By evening, maybe it reads 4975. At night, it creeps back up to 5005. When the meter reader comes, you would be billed for only 5 kWh. That's the general idea. Also, consider whether you can insulate your home more, and whether you might want to change out your air conditioners for new, DC inverter mini-split units. Those can use a fraction of the electricity per BTU of regular air conditioners.

Q:are solar panels just a photodiode?A Photodiode converts light into either current or voltage? Right?

yes. Any semiconductor junction will convert light into electrical energy, just shine a light at an LED (connect LED to voltmeter) and you'll see a small voltage produced (if you configure the meter as an ammeter it will develop a very small current). Solar panels are just VERY large surface photodiodes.

Q:I am building a solar car for the energy wiz competition and I was wondering how I could possibly get my solar panel to shift sideways

having solar panels move like that on a mobile platform is inadvisable -- especially if there is a dynamic wind load resulting from the motion of the mobile platform. Even having a tilt mechanism is dubious at best. think of what limited marginal gain would be gained by mounting a small solar panel on the moon roof of a car. (ultimately, the best answer is to turn the car so that it's angle to the sun is optimal -- but the road/travel direction constraints are what ultimately prohibit that.) while there are ways to build sliding panels, the weight constraints would interfere with your weight/thrust ratios to the point of futility. if you really need that panel somewhere else, don't slide it out of the way, just buy another panel and mount it there. it's more expensive, but it's actually the cheapest solution in terms of design on a mobile platform.

Q:i have this usb solar panel charger i am building and the solar panel is about 2by .5quot;, so i was wondering if a led light can power it, if so will one be good or would i need more? if so how many?

It could but the solar panel would produce much less energy then it took to light the LED.

Q:Can solar panels be used to power a disaster relief operation?

Yes, solar panels can be used to power a disaster relief operation. Solar panels are a viable and sustainable source of energy that can be deployed quickly in disaster-stricken areas. They can provide electricity for charging communication devices, running medical equipment, powering lighting systems, and supporting other essential operations during relief efforts. Additionally, solar panels are independent of existing power grids and can be set up in remote or inaccessible locations, making them an excellent solution for providing energy in emergency situations.

Q:What is the role of inverters in solar panel systems?

The role of inverters in solar panel systems is to convert the direct current (DC) electricity generated by the solar panels into alternating current (AC) electricity that can be used to power household appliances and feed into the electrical grid.

Q:I'm thinking of doing solar panel but i don't know how much they are i need help! please!

no one has answered because you asked a question that cannot be answered. It is exactly the same question as how much is a car?. Do you want a passive solar heating panel, a solar electric panel, .5 Volts, ,000,000 BTUs, do you want just the panel or the panel installed and functioning, or what? the answer is between $5 and $5,000,000.

Q:Why might energy from the solar panels sometimes be near zero even in the summer?

Because when the sun is down there is no solar energy, therefore they produce zero energy. This can happen any time of the year when the sun has set. But not to worry, they the sun will rise the next day. ;-) If you need constant power, it is best to connect the solar panels to the grid or to batteries to have power throughout the day and night too !

Q:Hi,I am thinking about getting solar panels installed. # I like to cut my electric bill. #2 I like to eliminate my oil boiler and use some sort of electric boiler.I use about 5000-30000 KW per hour( winter-summer). My oil bill is around 600 month winter time. Over all i pay around 4000 a year. My electric bil now is around 2000-2500 year. Is this possible? I live in NY. I heard you can get up to $35000 rebate from LIPA( Electric company) and 2k from federal and 5k from State( is the state or federal every year?, how does that work). Any help is appreciated.

How Solar Cells Work by way of Scott Aldous Inside This Article a million. Introduction to How Solar Cells Work two. Photovoltaic Cells: Converting Photons to Electrons three. How Silicon Makes a Solar Cell four. Anatomy of a Solar Cell five. Energy Loss in a Solar Cell 6. Solar-powering a House 7. Solving Solar-energy Issues eight. Solar-energy Pros and Cons nine. Lots More Information 0. See all Physical Science articles You've most likely visible calculators that experience sun cells -- calculators that certainly not want batteries, and in a few instances do not also have an off button. As lengthy as you have got sufficient mild, they look to paintings eternally. You could have visible better sun panels -- on emergency street indicators or name containers, on buoys, even in parking plenty to energy lighting fixtures. Although those better panels are not as ordinary as sun powered calculators, they are in the market, and no longer that rough to identify if you recognize in which to appear. There are sun mobile arrays on satellites, in which they're used to energy the electric strategies. You have most likely additionally been listening to approximately the sun revolution for the final twenty years -- the inspiration that sooner or later we can all use loose electrical power from the solar. This is a seductive promise: On a brilliant, sunny day, the solar shines roughly a million,000 watts of vigour in step with rectangular meter of the planet's floor, and if we might accumulate all of that vigour we might simply energy our houses and places of work free of charge.

Q:When you get solar panels do you connect them to the grid?

Sort of. They need to be connected to an inverter that changes the solar panel's DC electricity into AC electricity and it has to be synchronized with the phase of the power grid's AC. It must be done by a licensed electrician.