T.K. Davis Justice Center Solar Project

A Deeper Understanding

If you're interested in a little deeper understanding of how photovoltaic systems work, this section is for you. In order to to do this, we need to step back and take a brief look at the physics involved. Don't let the word "physics" intimidate you. You don't have to be a physicist or electrical engineer to understand this. The concept is relatively simple. The idea is to give you a general understand of how this stuff works. There are three sections: atoms, semiconductors and the nature of light. At the end of each section we'll take a quick review of the basic concept. Let's begin and jump right into the thick of things!

First, let's look at atoms.