Multicrystalline Solar Panels

However instead of using a single crystal of silicon manufacturers melt many fragments of silicon together to form the wafers for the panel.

Multicrystalline solar panels.

This is a merit in that this solar panel has a higher temperature coefficient than those panels made from mono cells. Polycrystalline solar panels are also made from silicon. Multicrystalline panels are lower resistant to heat. This means that its efficiency in producing energy falls as temperatures rise.

About 5 tons of polysilicon is required to manufacture 1 megawatt mw of conventional solar modules. Poly multi crystalline solar panels are slightly cheaper to manufacture than mono crystalline solar panels. Polycrystalline solar cells are cheaper to make than monocrystalline cells. Polycrystalline solar panels are also referred to as multi crystalline or many crystal silicon.

Polysilicon is distinct from monocrystalline silicon and amorphous silicon. Instead of using a single crystal of silicon however multicrystalline manufacturers melt many fragments of silicon together to form the solar panel wafers. Multicrystalline solar cells are the most common type of solar cells in the fast growing pv market and consume most of the worldwide produced polysilicon.