PV Gap

Dawn Said:

What is Solar Power how does it work,what is it's benefits and drawbacks,how was it discovered ,how is it used

We Answered:

Okay how it works: What happens is the UV rays are absorbed by the black panels. That energy is then transferred into usable energy that is then sent through a series of wires in a solar panel. Those wires lead to a huge battery where the energy is stored until needed.

How lights connected to solar panels work. The lights are connected as well to this battery on steroids. This high-tech battery can be set to a timer that then can send electricity out to lights, decorative lawn ornaments, furnaces etc.

Its benefits,

-Helps save the earth a little fossil fuel at a time.
-no emissions
-over time can save money.
-renewable resource
-You can never forget to pay the electricity bill
-creates a good topic of discussion and will get more people in on saving the earth

drawbacks:
-Expensive to buy. up to 300 dollars a panal, not to mention the battery and hook up charges. However, it will save you money in the long run. (For my family ours will start saving us money in 7 years.

-Not the best fashion statement for houses. although architects are always willing to help u design an awesome house around the oddity of solar panals.

-easily vandalized.

It is also often used for an electricity source, heating, cooling, basically any thing that needs power.

Hope this helped!

Rick Said:

How do solar powered cars work?

We Answered:

You need an electric motor, a good lithium battery pack, solar panels all over the vehicle and sun. This is not cheep and you must reduce weight as much as possible. They take a long time to charge and you don't go fast. If overcast sky's, you don't go far at all. WHY?

Maxine Said:

How does a solar powered torch actually work?

We Answered:

It works by using the solar cells to charge up a type of battery, which then can power the torch for a limited amount of time.

Why can't we just use some of the light from the torch to keep it going longer? No idea!

Albert Said:

how can you make a car run on solar power and how does that work?

We Answered:

All "solar powered" cars are electric vehicles with solar panels to recharge the batteries. There isn't enough surface area on a car to get enough solar charge to give you any kind of practical range, so the better answer if to have a lot of solar panels on the roof of your house, and recharge your electric vehicle while parked at home. Good EVs are few and far between right now, but more will be coming in a few years.

This site gives some info about how you can do it:
http://www.evnut.com/solar.htm
There are quite a few of us out there driving our solar charged EVs around producing no pollution and getting free power. You do have to spend some real money up front to buy the solar panels and EV.

Gene Said:

How do solar powered calculators work?

We Answered:

all I can help with is how it works. They have solar panels on them that transfer sunlight into energy and then that energy powers the calculator just like batteries would. If I had more time, I'd be happy to look up the info for you. Try e-mailing me later.