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Solar PV Electricity and Solar Heating - Howell-Mayhew Engineering

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A+ for Energy <strong>Solar</strong> Cells Absorbthe Energy inPhotons• The technology is called "photovoltaics", but we only call it "<strong>PV</strong>".• The energy in the photons knocks electrons out of their orbital shell–– 1 electron for 1 photon.• The electric field generated by this turns the electrons into an electric current.• Wires carry the current away.<strong>Solar</strong> Energy Project Development Specialists 17

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