The term photovoltaic may sound alien to most people, unlike solar panels, which are pretty popular among residential and commercial settings. Now, the terminology solar panel covers two types of panels; solar thermal panels and photovoltaic panels.
Solar thermal panels do an excellent job of producing hot water while photovoltaic panels major in electricity production. Photovoltaic panels are often referred to as solar cells.
The easiest way to understand what a photovoltaic system is to think of it as a solar powered calculator. You can assume that the little panel on top of the calculator is the photovoltaic panel which …
