{"id":12685,"date":"2016-09-28T18:10:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T16:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brickrknowledge.de\/en\/?p=12685"},"modified":"2016-09-28T18:10:23","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T16:10:23","slug":"solar-energy-an-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brickrknowledge.eu\/en\/solar-energy-an-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Energy \u2013 an introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those of you who liked reading the blog posts \u201cArduino for dummies\u201d<\/a>, \u201cLogic for dummies\u201d<\/a> and \u201cBatteries for dummies\u201d<\/a> this next one will be the right thing for you.<\/p>\n

Today I\u2019ll explain the basics of photovoltaic systems (again being a complete beginner in this field). You probably already came across solar modules or solar panels \u2013 but how exactly do they work? This is where we will start today: What does a solar module consist of?<\/p>\n

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A solar module consists of several solar cells that directly transform sun light into electrical energy. These solar cells are set in series connection which is being realized by soldering the connectors on to the brick solar module (part of our new solar set).<\/p>\n

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There are rigid modules and flexible ones.<\/p>\n