WHAT IS SOLAR CELL?
A photovoltaic cell (commonly called a solar cell) is a nonmechanical device usually made from silicon alloys. It converts sunlight into electricity. The PV cell was discovered in 1954 by Bell Telephone researchers. Late 1950s, PV cells were used to power U.S. space satellites.

Individual cells can vary in size from about 1 cm (1/2 inch) to about 10 cm (4 inches). Most photovoltaic cells are about ten percent efficient in covering sunlight to electricity with further research being conducted to raise this efficiency to fifteen-twenty percent.

Photovoltaic conversion is useful for several reasons. Conversion from sunlight to electricity is direct, so that bulky mechanical generator systems are unnecessary. The modular characteristic of photovoltaic energy allows arrays to be installed quickly and in any size required or allowed.

Presently BCSC (Buried Contact Solar Cells) and Polycrystalline CdTe-baser Photovoltaic are the latest technology in the solar cells and having efficiency is around 15-20 % approx. and we can get stable power output and long life.