Common Question When Building Homemade Solar Panels – The Difference Between PV, Modules, & Arrays
A common question that arise when people are trying building homemade solar panels by their own is: What is the difference between individual photovoltiac cells, modules and arrays. The answer is very simple:
An individual photovoltiac cell or PV cell is the unit that catches the sunlight and transforms it to electricity. PV modules are made up with many PV cells and many PV modules forms into a PV array.
The arrays are then used into PV systems which translates to your calculator, or a solar power plant.
A rule of thumb is that smaller PV cells produces less A than a larger one.
