How Solar Cells Work

    Photovoltaic Cells: Converting Photons to Electrons

­­T­he solar cells that you see on calculators and satellites  are photovoltaic cells or modules (modules are simply a group of cells electrically connected and packaged in one frame). Photovoltaics, as the word implies (photo = light, voltaic = electricity), convert sunlight directly into electricity. Once used almost exclusively in space, photovoltaics are used more and more in less exotic ways. They could even...