Poly And Mono Solar Panels

Advantages of mono solar panels.

Poly and mono solar panels.

Polycrystalline solar panels generally have lower efficiencies than monocrystalline options but their advantage is a lower price point. This is primarily due to the fact that the four sides of each cell are cut resulting in large amounts of waste. In addition polycrystalline solar panels tend to have a blue hue instead of the black hue of monocrystalline panels. It is mainly used in large scale commercial applications.

Thin film technology costs less than mono or poly panels but is also less efficient. A mono solar panel is made with high quality silicon manufactured with intricate patterns across the surface making them easy to differentiate from poly solar panels. Monocrystalline cells are the most expensive option out of all the silicon solar cell types. Polycrystalline acts as a cheaper alternative to this.

The older of the two mono panels are the most developed type of photovoltaic panel cells. Polycrystalline solar cells are blended from multiple silicon sources and are slightly less efficient. Monocrystalline solar cells are more efficient because they are cut from a single source of silicon. Mono solar cell panels have a typical efficiency of around 15 at the 25 c mark which drops at 50 c by around 12 15.

The polycrystalline silicon cells can convert 1000 w m 2 of solar radiation to 130w of electrical energy with a cell. Key takeaways there are three main types of solar panels. Monocrystalline polycrystalline and thin film. Polycrystalline solar panels are cheaper than monocrystalline panels.

Polycrystalline solar panels are also made from silicon. See an example of monocrystalline cells below.