Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) is an emerging technology in which, through the use of lenses that concentrate sunlight on the solar cells, high panel efficiency is obtained. In conventional PV technology, normal amounts of sunlight available at…
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) Yes, a grid connected rooftop solar power plant will not work unless there is a backup power source such as a battery or diesel generator connected in the system. In countries where grid…
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) That’s a good question indeed. The very term thin film brings to our minds solar modules so thin that they flap in the wind, and who knows, could get torn off :-).…
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) (This answer is courtesy Suncyclopedia) We all see sunlight, everyday. Sunlight, is however, far more fascinating than what is apparent to us. So, what exactly is sunlight? Sunlight is made of energy carriers…
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Sep 2015) There have been many who had been concerned that a bunch of solar panels are left on the rooftops or on large farms for 25 long years, absolutely exposed to all the natural…
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) You might have read about kWp or Wp, referred to as kilowatt peak or watt-peak (the letter “p” stands for peak). You might have wondered what the term “peak” means in these.…
What is a solar farm? A solar farm is a collection of solar arrays on unimproved land for the purpose of generating power from the sun’s energy. Large commercial photovoltaic solar farms typically use hundreds or thousands of PV panels…
Did you know that Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) is one of the most important factors for successful solar power generation? What is DNI, and why is it so important for solar power generation? Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul…
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) While solar power plants around the world use either lead acid batteries or Li-ion (Lithium ion) batteries, the former is the more commonly used batteries. So, a question that naturally arises is:…
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) Inverters, as you will be knowing, are the brains behind solar PV power plants. In addition to converting the DC current generated by the solar panels into AC, the inverters also perform…
