Photo voltaic cell

Presented by: Usman Ali, Nasrullah Nazeer,

Altaf Hussain, Humaira Laquat (8C)
Presented to: Mr. Mudassar Zaidi

INTRODUCTION:  Parallel combination.

A photovoltaic (PV) cell,

 Series-parallel combination.
commonly called a solar cell, is
a nonmechanical device that
converts sunlight directly into
electricity. Some PV cells can
convert artificial light into
electricity.
The operation of
a photovoltaic (PV) WORKING OF PV CELL:
cell requires three basic
Absorption of Sunlight: The PV cell is
attributes:
made up of semiconductor materials,
The absorption of light, gene
typically silicon. When sunlight falls on
rating excitons ( bound
the cell, it consists of photons (particles of
electron - hole pairs),
light) that carry energy. The
unbound electron-hole pairs.
semiconductor material in the cell absorbs
the photons.

APPLICATION OF PV
CELL
 Water Pumping
 Solar cars
 Solar cooking CONSTRUCTION OF PV:
 Solar electric power
generation
 Solar thermal power
production
 Solar drying of
agricultures and animals
products
COMBINATION OF
PV CELL:
ADVANTAGES:
 Series combination,
 PV cells use a
renewable energy
source
 Cost
 Accessible
 Clean energy
production