Basic principles of solar energy

Rojas, Diego; Rivera, Marco; Wheeler, Patrick

Abstract

The sun provides the earth with its main source of energy. In terms of renewable energy, solar energy is the most promising direction for producing electrical energy. For the efficient use of solar energy it is necessary to understand how electrical energy is produced from the sun. This document de-scribes the principle of solar energy to generate electrical energy. Analyze the relationships between voltage, current and power output of photovoltaic cells and how to maximize the efficiency of solar panels. The document will give greater emphasis to the generation of electrical energy from photovoltaic solar panels, due to its economic advantages compared to the conversion of thermal solar energy.

Citation

Rojas, D., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2021, December). Basic principles of solar energy. Presented at 2021 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), Valparaíso, Chile

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: 2021 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON)
• Start Date: Dec 6, 2021
• End Date: Dec 9, 2021
• Acceptance Date: Oct 21, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Feb 11, 2022
• Publication Date: Dec 6, 2021
• Deposit Date: May 31, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: May 31, 2022
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 88-94
• Book Title: 2021 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON)
• ISBN: 9781665408745
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/chilecon54041.2021.9703066
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8307031
• Publisher URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9703066
• Additional Information: Abstract in English; main text in Spanish.