Solar energy and its uses

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Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaic etc. It comes as electromagnetic waves.

Use of solar energy

Generating electricity solar heating

solar transportationsolar products

solar transportation

Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaic etc.

How do artificial satellite works?

Artificial satellites and space probes like Mars orbiters use solar cells as the main source of energy.

Solar heating.

Salt evaporation pond

Solar furnace

Solar water heaters

 seasonal thermal energy storage for year-round heating.

Solar pond

Solar cooker

Green house effect.

Generating electricity

Concentrataed solar power  

Photovoltaic:

2 ways of generating -2 ways of generating -

Concentrated solar power using mirrors or lenses.

Photovoltaic: using semicon-ducting materials

silicon

Advantages of using

Solar cell.

They have no moving parts, require little maintenance and work quite satisfactorily without the use of any focusing device

They can be set up in any area (eg:remote area)

Requires or no space on the ground .

Disadvantages of using

Solar cell.

Silicon, which is used for making solar cells, is abundant in nature but availability of the special grade silicon for making solar cells is limited.

The entire process of manufacture is still very expensive, silver used for interconnection of the cells in the panel further adds to the cost

solar products

Architecture and urban planning

Solar panel

For related videos (NOTE - it will be there in Description box :down below also) : Solar Cooker and how it workshttps://youtu.be/vzBQb2W3NyIDIY: solar cooker or oven from cardboard boxhttps://youtu.be/kx5mOdkuFC4working of photovolatic or Solar Energy Panelshttps://youtu.be/8esj5nZcWdE

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