Different Types of Solar Panels For Residential Usage

There are mainly four different types of solar panels for residential usage. These panels are as follows:

• Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Panels
• Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Panels
• BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics)
• Solar Thermal Panels

Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Panels

Monocrystalline solar panels are the well organized or effectual types of solar panels. This type of solar panels produces the highest amount of electricity when sun rays hit on PV panels and have the ability to produce power in low lights. These panels are space efficient and requires lesser space compared to others, mostly they are installed on the roof top of your house. 

Monocrystalline panels have the longest life and have minimum 20-25 year warranty give by most of the solar companies. These solar panels are slightly more expensive than other type of solar panels because there is a higher amount of silicon usages.

Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Panels

Such type of solar panels based on polycrystalline silicon, and also is known as polysilicon (psi) and multi-crystalline silicon (MC-Si). These are made by combining or interlocking multiple thin layers of silicons cut from artificially grown crystals. Polycrystalline solar panels have a lower heat tolerance, tendency than monocrystalline solar panels. 

These panels are less expensive than monocrystalline panels and have a middle choice in the marketplace. Durability and longevity is same as the monocrystalline panels.

BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics)

BIPV provides the architect with completely new possibilities to incorporate solar technology into buildings. In this type of solar panels, photovoltaic panel is integrated into the building fabric. BIPV looks like a real roofing tile. For the installation need to replace the conventional building materials from the roof tops. Installation costs a lot more and have less efficient than others, they may have less life than other panels.

Solar Thermal Panels

Solar thermal panels or water heating systems absorb the solar energy from the sun and convert or use this energy into heat and provides hot water, space heating, cooling, and pool heating for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Heating process is: Panel absorb energy from sun converted into electricity, hot water is pumped through a coil in your cylinder which transfers the heat to the water. These panels have nothing relating to the home electricity. These help you to reduce home gas and electricity used to heat the water tank. 

For more information about types of solar panels and for solar installation in Perth, Contact leading solar panel installers, Renew Energy!