SOLAR POWER OR SOLAR ENERGY

Solar power is used hand in hand with solar energy. It is the conversion of sunlight into electricity or solar energy. Solar energy is directly from the Sun.
The sun is 150 million kilometers away, and is over one million degrees Celsius at the core; if we could harness the energy at its core we would have enough energy to cover our needs 10,000 times over.
We have always used energy from the sun dating back as far as 5,000 years ago. Whether it is to start fire or to dry clay to be used as building material. When early homes were built the placement and design were carefully considered so in the winter the home would be heated by the sun and in the summer it would be shaded from the sun.
In 1954 solar energy was truly harnessed when scientists in the United States produced electricity from the sun used to power satellites in space, this new technology was photoelectric also known as photovoltaic panels or cells, which capture the suns energy and turn it into electricity. Photovoltaic tiles work by converting energy from the sunlight into clean electricity that can be used in our home.
The photovoltaic cells consist of a positive and a negative slice of silicon placed under a thin piece of glass. As the protons of the sun’s rays beat down on the photovoltaic cells they knock the neutrons off the silicon.
Now the negatively charged free neutrons are attracted to the silicon but are trapped by the magnetic field that is formed from the opposing fields. Small wires on the silicon catch these neutrons and when the wires are connected to a circuit an electric current is formed.
This reaction gives direct current electricity also known as D/C; it must be passed through an inverter to be converted into an alternating current A/C which is used in our homes. During this conversion some power is lost, which is approximately 5%.
To use solar power in your home is simple; there are numerous ways to do so. Solar energy can be used to heat your hot water, your pool or your central heating system.
With a reasonable amount of sun you can use a grid tie system to collect solar power; these are typically placed on top of your home.
A grid tie system can power your entire house as well as possibly selling some power back to the electric company.
Solar power can also be used in the garden, with lights, house number plates or fountains. As the need increases for renewable energy the more items you will find to be solar powered.