How does thermal solar work?
Thermal solar systems collect and store heat from the sun. Black thermal collectors are often seen on the roofs in residential neighborhoods, where they provide domestic hot water or help to heat a swimming pool. In these collectors, water circulates through a network of channels, getting warm as it goes. The warm water is then returned to the hot water tank or to the swimming pool. The more times the water passes through the collector, the hotter it gets. A controller monitors the temperature of the water and stops circulation when it is hot enough, or if there is no thermal energy available at the collectors.
Thermal solar systems collect and store heat from the sun. Black thermal collectors are often seen on the roofs in residential neighborhoods, where they provide domestic hot water or help to heat a swimming pool. In these collectors, water circulates through a network of channels, getting warm as it goes. The warm water is then returned to the hot water tank or to the swimming pool. The more times the water passes through the collector, the hotter it gets. A controller monitors the temperature of the water and stops circulation when it is hot enough, or if there is no thermal energy available at the collectors. How does PV solar work? The solar panels are made up of many interconnect solar cells, which are solid state devices similar to a large transistor. These cells are made so that when a photon of light strikes a molecule, an electron is knocked free. The cell has an electrical field that causes the electron to migrate to one side of the cell, and into the interconnection network.
