How do solar panels work? - Richard Komp

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  • @kittimcconnell2633
    @kittimcconnell2633 6 лет назад +5445

    We do not need deserts in order to get solar power. Put solar arrays above car parking lots. The United States has 24,000+ square miles of parking lots. Bonus; you get to park in the shade.

    • @Garhunt05
      @Garhunt05 5 лет назад +350

      Same goes for most buildings

    • @silashellebrand462
      @silashellebrand462 5 лет назад +155

      Or both

    • @robertl152
      @robertl152 5 лет назад +143

      @@MrPinku9 electricity is lost the more it has to travel on a grid

    • @NikosPer
      @NikosPer 5 лет назад +67

      @@robertl152 not if they release or someone rediscover the Nicola Tesla wireless grid - 0% loss ,all wireless....we are still pigs in the farm..

    • @brokencookie1
      @brokencookie1 5 лет назад +35

      And if it’s snowing you don’t get so much snow on your car that you cant open the door

  • @da7me22
    @da7me22 8 лет назад +4444

    a 5 minutes video taught me more than what a professor in college has done for an entire semester

    • @asyrafebo4609
      @asyrafebo4609 8 лет назад +40

      agree haha

    • @SmallWindTurbines
      @SmallWindTurbines 8 лет назад +37

      To build your own DIY small wind turbine system you should buy a small wind turbine KIT. The only way you can pass electrical and building permits and be successful is to have a engineered and certified small wind turbine KIT.

    • @wildreams
      @wildreams 8 лет назад +153

      To be honest, I don't think it's his fault.
      No offence bro, but 1 semester is a lot of time :p

    • @WilliamPhoenix27
      @WilliamPhoenix27 8 лет назад +69

      Lots of professors are there just for money, they don't care about students.

    • @aratosm
      @aratosm 8 лет назад +138

      Should have paid better attention.

  • @taylorsullivan97
    @taylorsullivan97 3 года назад +34

    The way they work just feels so elegant

  • @kabirjalota9866
    @kabirjalota9866 5 лет назад +778

    i love ted ed. everything is explained in such a calm, smooth and short way.

    • @evanrobles1772
      @evanrobles1772 4 года назад +1

      im doing a hw assignment. What is light?
      What are the 2 major physical barriers to using solar cells?
      What are most solar cells made from?
      What from the sun causes solar cells to produce electricity?
      What causes voltage in solar cells?
      those r my questions plz help

    • @slavicnonatho8062
      @slavicnonatho8062 4 года назад +1

      @@evanrobles1772 a whole month has passed, F but if you still somehow need answers, google it or watch the fuckin video-

    • @zhivebelarus560
      @zhivebelarus560 3 года назад +6

      These simple video and calm voice does not explain anything just creates an illusion of understanding. Ask yourself questions where the electric field came from? Why it stops working after 10 years? Etc. You will realize that you really don't understand it.

    • @BredBordLights
      @BredBordLights Год назад

      yeah

    • @BandhanaSharma-zl6qr
      @BandhanaSharma-zl6qr Год назад +1

      Ye bro

  • @thomasfieschi-rose3705
    @thomasfieschi-rose3705 5 лет назад +1504

    "There are political factors but for now let's focus on the physical problems."
    Translation: "I'm not even going to touch that."
    Edit: why are so many people asking me about the Schallingora Computer Reconstruction Scheme?

    • @NostalgicMem0ries
      @NostalgicMem0ries 5 лет назад +64

      in other words how usa will spread "freedom" if they dont need resourses :D

    • @rgbill5948
      @rgbill5948 5 лет назад +82

      More like:
      There are political factors
      *FBI OPEN UP*
      But for now let’s focus on the physical problems

    • @omarbk494
      @omarbk494 5 лет назад +5

      @@rgbill5948 looool

    • @kailashrai3183
      @kailashrai3183 5 лет назад +13

      I find physical factors more of a challenge than political.

    • @heliosorion2063
      @heliosorion2063 5 лет назад +3

      Hes afraid....people are...monitoring stuff like these...

  • @KnowWhereImGoin
    @KnowWhereImGoin 2 года назад +202

    I would love an updated video on the amount of energy the most efficient panels can convert. A lot has changed in the 6 years since this video was published.

    • @goldengaming8678
      @goldengaming8678 2 года назад +4

      yea gud idea

    • @wangamanga2128
      @wangamanga2128 Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/yVOnHWnLSeU/видео.html

    • @robertwilber1909
      @robertwilber1909 Год назад +2

      no real change. under 30% new, immediate deterioration

    • @tihammd
      @tihammd Год назад +1

      You got your wish

    • @binhnguyenthai7106
      @binhnguyenthai7106 Год назад +2

      I see some new technologies that don't use silicon. But until now, the silicon makes up the majority

  • @MrRooney182
    @MrRooney182 7 лет назад +878

    I have an engineering job interview in a solar energy company after two days .. wish me luck.

  • @mike-rayner-videos
    @mike-rayner-videos 9 лет назад +1239

    brilliant video my friend, easy to understand and very well explained, thank you , 10/10 :)

    • @muhamadtaufikabdurahman3283
      @muhamadtaufikabdurahman3283 6 лет назад +4

      Agree

    • @ephraimsun253
      @ephraimsun253 5 лет назад +3

      lol.

    • @ephraimsun253
      @ephraimsun253 5 лет назад +4

      1:56 The mobile electrons are collected by thin middle fingers at the top of the cell. XD

    • @smokey1i
      @smokey1i 4 года назад +4

      LOL

    • @jhoncanole2979
      @jhoncanole2979 4 года назад +2

      Just wonderful, I been tryin to find out about "how to build an electricity generator" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Diyadison Penhloe Blaster - (should be on google have a look ) ? It is a good one off product for generating your own electricity without the hard work. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my m8 got great success with it.

  • @versatilemegamartpltd
    @versatilemegamartpltd 2 года назад

    जिंदगी भर फ्री बिजली | Earth's biggest Free Power Station | Solar Power | What is solar power system? ruclips.net/video/Tw6l5fhW5og/видео.html

  • @Rav3r916
    @Rav3r916 9 лет назад +252

    can we just appreciate and give props to Globizco's animation on this? Great job!

    • @Rav3r916
      @Rav3r916 9 лет назад +7

      and the background music as well and sound effects!

    • @IceblueParamedic
      @IceblueParamedic 9 лет назад +1

      +Rav3r916 Do you, or anyone by any chance, know where I can buy/download that background music?:)

    • @Rav3r916
      @Rav3r916 9 лет назад +1

      +IceblueParamedic Good question. I actually don't know. +Ted-Ed should start putting in links to it for preview and/or purchase. I only know, from the credits, that it was created by Manuel Borda.

    • @whiz8569
      @whiz8569 9 лет назад +1

      +Rav3r916
      Most Ted-Ed vids like these have really good animation.

    • @anisahadaoui7939
      @anisahadaoui7939 7 лет назад

      whiz 85 Fss

  • @FEED_EZ
    @FEED_EZ 5 лет назад +372

    scientist: the weakness of solar power is a not sunny area
    Egypt: HEHE BOI

    • @omarmessi2730
      @omarmessi2730 4 года назад +4

      فشخ مصر اكتر من تلات ارباعها صحراء

    • @ceebad8985
      @ceebad8985 3 года назад +1

      @@omarmessi2730 الدجاج الدجاج

    • @iskamag
      @iskamag 3 года назад

      menacing

    • @viejaspeliculasfilipinas3621
      @viejaspeliculasfilipinas3621 3 года назад +1

      Sahara desert: amateurs.

    • @FEED_EZ
      @FEED_EZ 3 года назад +1

      @@noobiou515 walls to protect the solar panel from sand, hire a guy to guard it, pay him with Fesikh

  • @FRISHR
    @FRISHR 4 года назад +26

    *Oil and Nuclear companies disliked this video*

    • @cnm7558
      @cnm7558 6 месяцев назад

      nuclear is safer

    • @Jeromeyougood
      @Jeromeyougood 6 месяцев назад

      Stop smoking ​@@cnm7558

    • @shaydenprime275
      @shaydenprime275 6 месяцев назад +5

      Safer than solar? Solar literally has zero dangers. Your comment makes no sense

    • @deborahholt793
      @deborahholt793 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@cnm7558
      Nuclear is not safer lol 😅

    • @minhcanhtruong9139
      @minhcanhtruong9139 Месяц назад +1

      @@cnm7558 i wouldn't say nuclear is safer, their risk is alway > 0%, but we can control the risk as low as possible and even the disaster happen, we can overcome it, mostly. Until now, i would rather choose nuclear than solar. Why? because it more effeciency, more stability, cheaper. we may find a way to use solar energy that better than nucler in future, but for now is the reign of nuclear power.

  • @yanglin3919
    @yanglin3919 6 лет назад +28

    There is a "typo" in 1:22. While it is correct that N-type material has more electron and P-type material has more holes, they are by themselves neutral. When we put the N and P type silicon together, electrons in the N material tend to travel across the junction and occupy the holes in the P material, which leads to positively charged N-type semiconductor on the top and negatively charged P-type semiconductor at the bottom (according to the video). Thus the "+" sign should be on top and the "-" sign should be at the bottom.

  • @ureene
    @ureene 5 лет назад +503

    I’m getting solar panels when I get my own house

  • @elliotfinn146
    @elliotfinn146 4 года назад +37

    I literally just had the question of how they work and I thought, "Maybe Ted-ed has a lesson about it," and I was right. Go, Ted-ed! I wish they used it in school.

  • @StratfordWingRider
    @StratfordWingRider 9 лет назад +326

    The limitations are not as crucial as most people think
    Oil and gas are not evenly distributed either, we have vast distribution and refinement networks for those and that isn't a problem. In essence all energy came from the sun and is simply stored sunlight anyway. Piece of wood? sunlight, piece of coal? sunlight... wind moving across a wind turbine, the uneven heating and cooling of the world by the sun....

    • @JoeDavis
      @JoeDavis 9 лет назад +6

      +Dan Burrell You can transport oil and gas to where it's needed, can you transport sunlight?

    • @stol
      @stol 9 лет назад +50

      +Joe Davis You can transport the electricity generated from it, which is already happening. I.E Norway selling electricity to Northen England.

    • @StratfordWingRider
      @StratfordWingRider 9 лет назад +5

      +Joe Davis Do you mean like how we burn fossils fuels and then place into a power grid. Sure we can. I don't need a hydro dam in my drive way to benefit from them on a day to day basis.

    • @JoeDavis
      @JoeDavis 9 лет назад +10

      Dan Burrell No, we don't usually do that because of the power loss that happens with long distance power lines. We transport the natural gas to the place that needs power and burn it there.

    • @JoeDavis
      @JoeDavis 9 лет назад +2

      Dan Burrell Thousands of birds are flying into a new solar "mega-trap" in the middle of California's Mojave Desert, killing the avian lot at a rate of up to one bird every two minutes, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).www.weather.com/science/news/solar-plants-birds-20140818
      Just because something has a benefit, doesn't mean that the negatives won't out weigh it.
      news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2014/11/141111-solar-panel-manufacturing-sustainability-ranking/

  • @kevin_parkerson
    @kevin_parkerson 5 лет назад +295

    "The most common cells are made from silicon, a semiconductor that is the second most abundant element on Earth"
    Love that he mentions the non-rarity of materials needed to make solar panels since this is something critics often say is an issue with the technology 😆

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      @versatilemegamartpltd 2 года назад

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    • @UnknownUser.ar1
      @UnknownUser.ar1 2 года назад

      Silicon comes from sand, it’s obvious that it’s abundant.

    • @christianv7997
      @christianv7997 2 года назад +12

      @@Paonporteur the problem isn’t abundance it’s the way it’s harvested. Cobalt and lithium mines in Africa which is where most companies get there’s uses child labor

    • @DC_ABC_123
      @DC_ABC_123 2 года назад +6

      @@christianv7997 that's the point he's making doofus

    • @FirstLast-pt7bm
      @FirstLast-pt7bm 2 года назад +13

      Yet the people don't realize fossil fuels are the limited resource.

  • @marcuscarana9240
    @marcuscarana9240 3 года назад +56

    I live in the Philippines, a very sunny country but also very rainy. There's a large mall near my city that uses solar panels to power up 30 percent of its electric consumption. I find it cool how they invested in supplying their own power even if only partially.

    • @agbarmia-tn1kp
      @agbarmia-tn1kp Год назад +1

      How tight must we bolt the solar panel on the frame

  • @macboerTV
    @macboerTV 7 лет назад +19

    These illustrations OMG! Genius.

    • @laundrymat2963
      @laundrymat2963 4 года назад

      Its computer generated dont get to exited

  • @emerald3324
    @emerald3324 6 лет назад +27

    Thank you so much for making this video. I had researched photovoltaic cells so much and only through this video did I finally understand it.

  • @sanchitaabrol
    @sanchitaabrol 4 года назад +8

    I cannot thank enough for these Ted Ed videos!! :D Stunning graphics and simple explanations make them the best!!!!

  • @okayge_
    @okayge_ 6 лет назад +48

    Im writing a paper on this exact thesis and this helped a lot, thanks.

    • @Imayebrook
      @Imayebrook 3 года назад +1

      Plagiarism

    • @maddy3852
      @maddy3852 2 года назад +3

      @@Imayebrook You don't know this person. You can't know if they're literally gonna rip content out of the video or if the video just helped their understanding of the topic. Also, it's not plagiarism if you properly cite your sources.

    • @Imayebrook
      @Imayebrook 2 года назад

      @@maddy3852 But this isnt wikipedia so its not your own words 1 and two theres no site listed

    • @hiddenwonders01
      @hiddenwonders01 11 месяцев назад

      Hello. Did you finish writing the paper? I would love to read it.

  • @imdoug
    @imdoug 9 лет назад +18

    By far the best animation & background music.
    I digs it.

  • @ANONYMOUS-sx2np
    @ANONYMOUS-sx2np 4 года назад +21

    2:38
    _So what's stopping us on completely reliable on Solar power_
    Answer : *Oil companies*

  • @kikipepper
    @kikipepper 9 лет назад +191

    I LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY!

    • @kikipepper
      @kikipepper 9 лет назад +5

      +SaltyPeppers Anyone else learn something ?

    • @nermintamim7107
      @nermintamim7107 6 лет назад +4

      Did i just stumble on a 1 million subscription youtuber when learning random stuff

    • @nateboricha2581
      @nateboricha2581 6 лет назад +1

      Kiki do you 😂😂

    • @emadag6750
      @emadag6750 3 года назад

      If you are ambitious to know the working principles of solar
      ruclips.net/video/zyDt4TirhCk/видео.html

    • @YoungNafteal
      @YoungNafteal 11 месяцев назад

      😂​@@kikipepper

  • @reemalattar7423
    @reemalattar7423 6 лет назад +27

    This really helped me with my research.
    Thanks a lot.

  • @creative8d14
    @creative8d14 4 года назад +9

    I learn more in a day from your videos than 1 year in school

  • @Dduerto
    @Dduerto 8 лет назад +1028

    46% is better than coal and nuclear

    • @da40128
      @da40128 8 лет назад +85

      Daniel Duerto These are laboratory efficiencies under light concentration of 300+ suns and the design of such cell is very expensive, and most likely will not hit the market very soon, i think these type of efficiencies are only applicable for programs like the ISS to power their station

    • @MrOzzy281
      @MrOzzy281 8 лет назад +78

      Thats the best in the world, and cost hundreds of millions to produce. Nuclear and coal are much cheaper than this technology. So if you want every household to spend millions on solar panels that are only 5% efficient, go for it.
      But don't force it upon anyone.
      I personally prefer nuclear as it is clean.
      As solar technology develops it will be a good option, but right now it is very expensive an inefficient.

    • @Dduerto
      @Dduerto 8 лет назад +18

      Atlas Shrugged actually france shut their nuclear plans down bc they were more expensive to actually create an efficient nuclear plant.

    • @curiosityzero2151
      @curiosityzero2151 8 лет назад +46

      you say nuclear power plants are clean?? Did you forgot about those RADIOACTIVE nuclear waste??

    • @MusicalInquisit
      @MusicalInquisit 8 лет назад +28

      That then safely decays underground.

  • @niklashalonen9296
    @niklashalonen9296 9 лет назад +396

    yay he said Finland!

    • @bro2801
      @bro2801 9 лет назад +12

      +Niklas Halonen congrats my nordic brother

    • @biltemamiesruless
      @biltemamiesruless 9 лет назад +23

      Torilla?

    • @Mrjanha1
      @Mrjanha1 9 лет назад +9

      +Juhana Kaarlehto Kyllä

    • @ahva2280
      @ahva2280 9 лет назад +1

      yee

    • @LaatuMateriaalia
      @LaatuMateriaalia 9 лет назад +4

      +Niklas Halonen SUOMI ON UUSI MAAILMANMESTARI! HEI! MAAILMANMESTARI!

  • @rajeevanthaliyil5143
    @rajeevanthaliyil5143 3 года назад +1

    The first person to mention the play of business in this topic. Appreciate your videos

  • @Alumx
    @Alumx 9 лет назад +25

    dat art though!
    congrats to the artist for beautiful work!

  • @joes3534
    @joes3534 5 лет назад +79

    I have solar on my house, I only pay a fee every month of 12.99. Great savings and worth it

    • @hamidalrawi9723
      @hamidalrawi9723 4 года назад +5

      How much did you pay to install them ?

    • @astikrasgabas
      @astikrasgabas 4 года назад +13

      @yeahSOwhat Depends on how many kw they installed but for 4kw it can range from £3,000 to £5,000. Maintenance is minimal since all they do is sit there. The only maintenance needed is cleaning them to prevent shadowing. Durability can also last up to 30 years easy.

    • @astikrasgabas
      @astikrasgabas 4 года назад +19

      @yeahSOwhat No.1. Not everyone can afford it.
      2. Oil companies still need money.
      3. You still need some kind of backup incase there is not enough energy being made.

    • @genericasianperson6405
      @genericasianperson6405 4 года назад

      Well going by some research you usually start seeing profits after around 7 years of getting a solar panel due to really cheap electric costs

    • @astikrasgabas
      @astikrasgabas 4 года назад +5

      @@genericasianperson6405 The year that you start to profit from pv panels depend by the country and the climate. E.g. it will take longer to start making profit in Germany because electricity is more expensive as they tend to use more green energy compared to something like France as a lot of their energy is nuclear which is dirt cheap, and by climate especially during winter as the pv panels tend to be covered by snow especially in North regions. In winter you will tend to use more energy than what pv panels can produce.

  • @kelly8859
    @kelly8859 3 года назад +9

    Original intro, smooth animation...
    10 out of 10

  • @nofanfelani6924
    @nofanfelani6924 8 лет назад +231

    this gives me an idea to make umbrella from solar panel that can be used as battery charging device, so we can walk with umbrella on a sunny day and charging our phone in the same time.
    btw how expensive is solar panel?

    • @peacejohn6162
      @peacejohn6162 8 лет назад +53

      Nofan Felani good thinking.. expecting to see you on the news

    • @Ahmadabdal_
      @Ahmadabdal_ 8 лет назад +48

      i think it will be a bit too heavy/expensive because it will also need a dry battery but if you are saying that the energy is directly transferred from the panels to the phone then it might work!

    • @realWannaBeMLG
      @realWannaBeMLG 8 лет назад +65

      Thats one of the dumbest ideas I heard no offense

    • @nofanfelani6924
      @nofanfelani6924 8 лет назад +13

      Ahmad abdal is dry battery really that heavy? i mean is it different than normal battery like the one on the external power bank?
      WannaBeMLG i know, and that's kinda the point here, you know because people these day loves something dumb

    • @iJizzmyPants69
      @iJizzmyPants69 8 лет назад +19

      With how hot it would get, you wouldn't want to be holding that umbrella.

  • @Zizumia
    @Zizumia 9 лет назад +196

    I always find it amazing how people just somehow come up with inventions like these. Someone was like "Hey, I'm going to make it where we can harness the suns energy! Mayyybe it I sandwich Crystal and Silicon, where an atom will knock an electron from its bond, and there the electron moves freely while the hole stays, we can take that electron and use its energy before it goes back to the hole."
    Like what the hell? Haha

    • @TheFishCostume
      @TheFishCostume 9 лет назад

      +Lord Zizumias The first "solar cells" were actually made of selenium.

    • @MarcioLiao
      @MarcioLiao 9 лет назад +27

      +Lord Zizumias With Base Science knowledge, a group of scientist will likely make hundreds of concepts, which the better ones goes to test phase. A process that can take years until something effective, and usefull can apear. Is not just like "Hey! Brilliant idea!"

    • @ichbinein123
      @ichbinein123 9 лет назад +12

      +Lord Zizumias - Fun fact: Albert Einstein is the discoverer of the photoelectric effect, and it is what he won the Nobel Price in physics for.
      It is not exactly what powers a solar cell, that would be the photovoltaic effect, but they are very closely related, and in principle, acts the same way; A photon interacts with an electron, and thereby makes it emit the electron, which results in a direct energy transfer from light into electricity.

    • @TheFishCostume
      @TheFishCostume 9 лет назад +1

      IchBinEin They still had significant help from other scientists, so I don't think it's fair to give them complete credit.

    • @ichbinein123
      @ichbinein123 9 лет назад +2

      TheFishCostume - Heh, that's not what i am saying at all. I am merely stating the fact that Einstein discovered, and correctly analyzed the photoelectric effect. Besides, the scientist who actually discovered the _photovoltaic effect_ was Edmond Becquerel back in the 19th century.
      But i think the credit is due to the early discoverers, as Solar panels and spectroscopy, among other things, wouldn't be possible, hadn't the interaction and correlation between light and excitation of electrons been discovered.

  • @mohammedftouni6209
    @mohammedftouni6209 3 года назад +2

    There is a technical mistake @ 1:18. The video mentioned that semiconductor doped with a donor material will have unbonded electrons, and semiconductor doped with an acceptor will have extra holes. That is correct, but this will not make the side with more unboned electrons negatively charged and the other side positively charged. This is due to the number of electrons and protons are still equal on each side. but then, due to the concentration gradient, electrons travel to the other side and combine with holes making the other side negatively charged. The diffusion stops due to the created electric field.
    So simply, the - and + signs shown in the video are wrong. its the other way around.

  • @troublingrain7734
    @troublingrain7734 5 лет назад +13

    I had read about PN junction in My class so I wanted to learn more So Thank U

  • @EpicFox
    @EpicFox 4 года назад +78

    We can easily overcome the logical and natural problems discussed in the video, but unfortunately we can't change business and political minds.

    • @annina9826
      @annina9826 4 года назад +1

      This epic

    • @emadag6750
      @emadag6750 3 года назад

      If you are ambitious to know the working principles of solar
      ruclips.net/video/zyDt4TirhCk/видео.html

    • @emadag6750
      @emadag6750 3 года назад

      If you are ambitious to know the working principles of solar
      ruclips.net/video/zyDt4TirhCk/видео.html

    • @stormyprawn
      @stormyprawn 3 года назад +2

      It's not like we can't change these interests, it's just that we have to be properly motivated to force such changes

  • @toxinomic3713
    @toxinomic3713 2 года назад +1

    2:36
    this is why i love ted ed.
    they made this part short and not complicated
    most company's would've left this part out

  • @ahsangalib
    @ahsangalib 4 года назад +6

    The illustration of positive and negative charge formation is misleading (referring to 1:21), when electrons from N type flows into the P type, it generates a negative charge on the P type and leaves a positive charge on the N type semiconductor.

    • @emadag6750
      @emadag6750 3 года назад

      If you are ambitious to know the working principles of solar
      ruclips.net/video/zyDt4TirhCk/видео.html

  • @stephaniemand
    @stephaniemand 9 лет назад +14

    I love this channel so much! Thank you for providing such knowledge freely for everyone.
    I think I've gathered way more useful information through this channel than by wasting my valuable life-time at school. It's such a shame how the education system is limited in the choice of topics and aren't even relevant to our own needs. There is so much to learn about life and the world we live in and to be able to learn a bit by a well-explained and visually stimulating video, is beyond fantastic. Much love, from Belgium. x

  • @aclue.
    @aclue. Год назад +2

    Not to mention that every solar panel needs a battery to store energy for the night, charge controllers because the battery needs to be charged slowly because charging it too fast degrades it, and converters for ac/dc, meaning it will be super expensive

  • @frankiediaz3758
    @frankiediaz3758 8 лет назад +135

    Saudi Arabia should invest the money they've stacked from oil and cover their dessert with solar panels! They only have one major population concentration anyways. It's also important we look at solutions to merging solar panels with nature in order to not alter the current ecosystem.

    • @kittimcconnell2633
      @kittimcconnell2633 6 лет назад +29

      Good news: The Saudi government is doing this. It was announced in March 2018.

    • @duchoang1074
      @duchoang1074 5 лет назад +9

      I think so. Cuz 95% of its land is covered by dust so why not? Plus it's freaking hot out there so this is an ideal condition to install solar panels.

    • @GM-wq6kq
      @GM-wq6kq 5 лет назад +3

      Actually here in the UAE, KSA's neighbour, a small city and research center called Masdar has been established for the aim to be green. My school took us for a trip there. There is a whole field of solar panels for electricity, the subway is lighted with skylights and uses electric cars. Also, the buildings don't use paint so they won't waste money and effort on painting buildings.

    • @mantasignatavicius1964
      @mantasignatavicius1964 5 лет назад +3

      it is not as good as it may look, for it to be efficient it has to be clean and it may need fixing every now and then so it is not a good idea to make it in a dessert

    • @paygo6704
      @paygo6704 5 лет назад +1

      Frankie diaz it wouldnt really taste nice
      (This is a joke it was obviously a typo)

  • @funny_monke6
    @funny_monke6 9 лет назад +4

    The animation is awesome again, and this time the music too! I heard it at the start and immediately liked the video. Then it just got better!

  • @laundrymat2963
    @laundrymat2963 4 года назад +51

    The sun: Exists
    Humans: *Hold my beer-*

  • @Skip6235
    @Skip6235 9 лет назад +565

    "Why are we not funding this??!"

    • @themightypicklerex7688
      @themightypicklerex7688 8 лет назад +147

      well europe is on it's way. americans are both uneducated and led by corrupt individuals on all government levels

    • @Mechadroid-ki7jr
      @Mechadroid-ki7jr 7 лет назад +50

      The Mighty Pickle Rex whoa whoa whoa, not all Americans are uneducated, but don't get me wrong I am with you on the green energy in Europe.

    • @themightypicklerex7688
      @themightypicklerex7688 7 лет назад +46

      when your leaders are uneducated and corrupt, everyone is uneducated and corrupt, since the government is what makes the decisions and foots the bills.

    • @SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333
      @SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333 7 лет назад +17

      The Mighty Pickle Rex Wrong.

    • @augustinedaudu9203
      @augustinedaudu9203 7 лет назад +13

      The Mighty Pickle Rex incredibly biased and wrong, first lady really think it's possible to make sure that the homes of three million people are powered when we live in the Northern Hemisphere? European countries have a lot smaller population than us, and they don't have as much space, because they relinquished all their territory from their so they have the ability to only have heavily urbanized areas well in America, ever since Manifest Destiny. There has been a lot of controversy on where should people be able to live when the city gets too crowded because in Europe the people have basically gone abstinent, however in America we still have baby making machines

  • @tylerspivey9639
    @tylerspivey9639 3 года назад +6

    Trying to get an at home job, that’s why I’m here. Glad I came.

  • @Hani_x_.
    @Hani_x_. 8 месяцев назад +1

    The best video on how solar panels work . My teacher just wanted to finish the topic😂 but this man ...

  • @arysshearne9603
    @arysshearne9603 9 лет назад +9

    The animation in this video was really well done. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

  • @SidewalkScienceCenter
    @SidewalkScienceCenter 7 лет назад +9

    I've recently become a huge proponent of portable solar panels. They're a good transition to full-scale solar to prove the concept on a small scale that can be scaled up later. I have four portable panels and some power banks, and take them everywhere to show them off and get people hooked on solar, especially skeptics who want to see it for themselves before making n'y decisions. It's great!

    • @sampleoffers1978
      @sampleoffers1978 Год назад

      They need to be able to make the light the panels absorb...either without heat, or heat that powers magnetism enough to suspend light over the panel....Lenses can magnify light, and spectrums can be duplicated...Panels should usable indoors and stacked up...not chasing the sun, needs to be the evolution. Glowing tee shirts convince me light can be harnessed for closed system panels, probably from chemically or magnetically treated particles.

  • @kavishkabartlett4261
    @kavishkabartlett4261 Год назад +2

    Why would the electron go toward the N junction? If it’s slightly negatively charged then the electron will be repelled and move towards the other junction

    • @tokyoegg4435
      @tokyoegg4435 Год назад

      ye thats what i was thinking, should be reppelled from the negative N side, going to the P side.

  • @samramdebest
    @samramdebest 9 лет назад +293

    wait a solar panel is just a giant diode?

    • @ichbinein123
      @ichbinein123 9 лет назад +103

      +samramdebest - Right on. You can actually induce a current by shining light at an LED, given that it is about the same wavelength as what the LED normally emits.

    • @amreladawy3784
      @amreladawy3784 9 лет назад +11

      +IchBinEin was a bout to say so, LED but in the reverse mode

    • @jonclarke5568
      @jonclarke5568 9 лет назад +9

      +samramdebest I guess a Light Dependant Diode would be an apt description for it.

    • @Rabijeel
      @Rabijeel 9 лет назад +33

      Now I wait for the first Idiot try to make Solarpanels shine by putting 230V direcly on it.....

    • @ObjectsInMotion
      @ObjectsInMotion 9 лет назад +9

      Yup! And *every* diode is a Light Emitting Diode, it's just most don't emit in visible wavelengths.

  • @ynntari2775
    @ynntari2775 6 лет назад +9

    It makes me mad that Brazil, where things are melt by the sun, doesn't have any solar panel. But in Japan, with not even a third of this sunlight, almost every house has its one.

  • @subashini2745
    @subashini2745 4 месяца назад +1

    ❤Amazing explanation
    0:12
    It's a petawatts (10^15)
    Not terawatts(10^12)

  • @amreladawy3784
    @amreladawy3784 9 лет назад +8

    In Egypt we have a lot of open desert areas with 365 sunny days and many power outages!

    • @isaks7042
      @isaks7042 5 лет назад

      That's great. Build solar farms and export your energy to other countries and become rich!

  • @osamashakeeb7194
    @osamashakeeb7194 5 лет назад +94

    We can use other ways plus using solar panels.
    We need to use more renewable energy

    • @MattH-l3i
      @MattH-l3i 5 лет назад +7

      No we need sustainable energy. The population at present and the growth of the population will deem renewable energy such as wind and solar insufficient. For personal use such as cars, homes and private businesses yes it will work. But as the sole power source is absurd and will result in blackouts due to insufficient supply to demand. We need fusion energy, we are focusing too much resources to the wrong area.

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 лет назад +4

      wind power

    • @MarkPineOfficial
      @MarkPineOfficial 5 лет назад +1

      Agreed 🦄

    • @michaelesposito2629
      @michaelesposito2629 5 лет назад +5

      Nuclear

    • @MrPavePaws
      @MrPavePaws 3 года назад

      "other ways"
      But you offer no solutions.
      You are the typical protester who chants CHANGE but has no plans or models for it.

  • @radityaardiw2775
    @radityaardiw2775 4 года назад +3

    I make presentation about solar cell just from here, and that's enough
    I really satisfied with this video :D

  • @izzylavender782
    @izzylavender782 5 лет назад +9

    Great video! Easy to understand and very informative

  • @shalujaiswal2206
    @shalujaiswal2206 5 лет назад +23

    What if we use convex lenses on top of the panels? Wouldn't efficiency increase?

    • @monirhasan3248
      @monirhasan3248 5 лет назад +8

      *B I G B R A I N S*

    • @beactivebehappy9894
      @beactivebehappy9894 5 лет назад +5

      By using convex lenses you are actually increasing the input and hence output will also increase.. but the efficiency which is output divided by input will still be the same!! Efficiency is the property of the solar cell and the solar panel...

    • @shalujaiswal2206
      @shalujaiswal2206 5 лет назад +6

      @@beactivebehappy9894 I meant that the sunlight will be focused at a much smaller diameter, which will require a smaller solar cell and thus the production cost will be reduced as the glass required to make the lenses is definitely cheaper than the extra area of the panels. Therefore it will be "cost" efficient.

    • @MrTLSfan
      @MrTLSfan 5 лет назад +3

      @@shalujaiswal2206 that is exactly what is being done in some solar farms, but its done with mirrors.

    • @Ajay-nj4vx
      @Ajay-nj4vx 4 года назад +4

      It heats up the panel and resistance increase. So efficiency decrease. I increases but v drops. Which is same without it.

  • @introman1016
    @introman1016 4 года назад +1

    I'm a 29y.o. health worker in the Philippines.
    I haven't seen one house here with solar Panels and I feel like pursuing this.
    Wish I took Electrical engineering but I'm willing to learn, this is my vision and I really feel this is the future.

    • @cristianostephen797
      @cristianostephen797 4 года назад +1

      wow great idea and would like to wish you. This will be helpful to you. Just read. www.digistore24.com/redir/257573/CristianoStephen/

  • @Dantick09
    @Dantick09 9 лет назад +182

    A solar cell with 100 percent efficiency would be like looking into a black hole?

    • @samramdebest
      @samramdebest 9 лет назад +24

      +Dantick09 100% efficiency will probably never be reached (unless we invent a superconducting solar panel, sombody with more scientific knowlage, is this possible?)
      but no it would't look like a black hole, a black hole has other effect like space -time warping it gives it really weird effects.
      Or if you just mean color, yes but only in the visible spectrum. Black holes do have hawking radiation (unconfirmed)
      which would mean a black hole radiates more light than a 100% efficient solar panel reflects

    • @particularlypythonic
      @particularlypythonic 9 лет назад +7

      +samramdebest Hawking radiation is not light
      In fact it can't be photons since it is caused by virtual particles and antiparticles interacting with the real particles

    • @zeppie_
      @zeppie_ 9 лет назад +1

      +Dantick09 there is actually a material that absorbs 100% of light (or 99.9%, cant remember)

    • @jvaldez97
      @jvaldez97 9 лет назад +3

      By the laws of thermodynamics its theoretically impossible to have a 100% efficient system. Even reaching something like 90% has never been done.

    • @particularlypythonic
      @particularlypythonic 9 лет назад +2

      +Zeppelans vantablack

  • @arjungamingyt7946
    @arjungamingyt7946 10 месяцев назад +745

    who watching in 2025..?😂

  • @federalbureauofinvestigati2725
    @federalbureauofinvestigati2725 2 года назад +1

    I mean that's how the cycle of technology works an innovation gets created and an invention gets replaced

  • @VoltsRu
    @VoltsRu 3 года назад +15

    The whole principle of operation of solar panels is very clearly explained:) Really helpful video!

  • @mtahasyed
    @mtahasyed 4 года назад +27

    They really called us Seattle homies out like that :(

    • @YellowboycageDCage
      @YellowboycageDCage 4 года назад +1

      Qqq

    • @gabri7613
      @gabri7613 4 года назад +1

      I've been to Seattle only in The Last Of Us 2

    • @جعفرِ-ه4ي
      @جعفرِ-ه4ي 3 года назад +1

      @@gabri7613 really unique area for a game. More original than cities like New York.

  • @frostfox1208
    @frostfox1208 3 месяца назад +1

    Important to note. 2:27 “Solar cells don’t wear out and can last for decades”. In other words they wear out in 20 years. Pie in the sky.

  • @wintertornado
    @wintertornado 9 лет назад +90

    3 large solar plants at 3 different deserts. If one is in the night the others will power the population, if all three go out we use coal, or a rationed amount of power.
    One in the Mexican Desert, Gobi Desert, and African Desert.

    • @gibbo_1061
      @gibbo_1061 9 лет назад +19

      Maybe one in Australia because we have summer when northern hemisphere has snow. But good idea, but they would have to be huge.

    • @gibbo_1061
      @gibbo_1061 9 лет назад +4

      +LewisTheAussie wait deserts don't have snow........

    • @R41N3LLGaming
      @R41N3LLGaming 9 лет назад +4

      +LewisTheAussie Antarctica is technically a polar desert.

    • @PhantomX1234567890
      @PhantomX1234567890 9 лет назад

      +Winter heat decrease the efficiency of solar panel =x

    • @Rabijeel
      @Rabijeel 9 лет назад +1

      +Winter Transferring the Energy from cenbtralized places will cost too much loss. Also the Place is not optimal in the desert regarding efficiency and maintenance.
      Third, you screw up the whole termodynamics of the planet with that.
      So, in fact, your Idea sounds good but will be in reality like spending recources in a unefficient Project which will cause disasters on a global scale.

  • @snehashishbanerjee2575
    @snehashishbanerjee2575 4 года назад +3

    1:19 ❌ Positive charges should be on N-side and Negative charges should be on P-side (junction region)! Charge shown here is incorrect...!

    • @bigfactsbigstacks6261
      @bigfactsbigstacks6261 4 года назад +1

      Ty I was so confused on the direction charges went.

    • @snehashishbanerjee2575
      @snehashishbanerjee2575 4 года назад

      @@bigfactsbigstacks6261 welx

    • @zenholder5790
      @zenholder5790 4 года назад +1

      Completely new to this topic so pardon my ignorance; Why is has to be like that?

    • @snehashishbanerjee2575
      @snehashishbanerjee2575 4 года назад +1

      @@zenholder5790 At the junction region, electrons from the n-side go to the p-side leaving behind the positive ions and holes from the p-side go to the n-side leaving behind the negative ions. This forms a 'depletion region' at the junction. Due to this charge difference, a potential barrier is created! When light strikes at this junction region, electron-hole pairs are created and electrons are attracted towards those positive ions and holes towards the negative ions. Hence, at the n-side, there are plenty of electrons and similarly pleanty of holes at the p-side! This creates a potential difference b/w p and n side (that's what we exactly need here!). And, when an external load is applied to it, electrons flow from n-side to the p-side, and by convention, current from p-side to n-side!
      Hope this will clear your doubt :)

    • @zenholder5790
      @zenholder5790 4 года назад +1

      @@snehashishbanerjee2575 So basically the collected rays goes through this junction region to then ended up transformed into electricity by the movements of electrons from p-side and so n-side (like a battery)? I'm a freshman trying to figure out most of the holes that my teacher doesn't explain enough. This really helpful! Thank you

  • @Hugh2b
    @Hugh2b 3 года назад +2

    At 4:05, the video says 3 million square miles equals 4.8 million sq kilometers. We know that's wrong since it's a squared term and they didn't square the mile to km ratio. It's 7.8 million sq kilometers.

  • @thunderousavenger7437
    @thunderousavenger7437 7 лет назад +7

    thank you for explaining this ^^

  • @Quiscalus777
    @Quiscalus777 9 лет назад +5

    The artwork was fantabulous for this one.

  • @junrelsapanta3357
    @junrelsapanta3357 4 года назад +2

    We have our own solar power system in our house here in the Philippines and it's working 24/7 since we are not connected to the electrical company. Because of this we don't have to pay our electric bill. It's really amazing having unlimited energy with your appliances without thinking about your electricity bill, but you need to have a maintenance once or twice a month for its durability and longevity for usage.

    • @Meso.Botamia
      @Meso.Botamia Год назад

      Bro unlocked unlimited energy cheat code

  • @gabrielalbores846
    @gabrielalbores846 2 года назад +4

    So cool! I'm doing a causal argumentative essay on solar energy/power for college and this is exactly what's in my content. There are other factors too like heat absorption and utilizing the thermal energy as well!

  • @mackss9468
    @mackss9468 2 года назад +41

    I would have loved to hear how solar panels are produced, where the materials to make them come from, and what happens to them after they stopped working. These are important questions to really understand if this is a viable option for our sole energy source.

    • @IqbalSajid
      @IqbalSajid Год назад +1

      Well I have built many Data Centers. We don't depend on utility electricity. We always have an UPS to backup electricity failure and right after that we have a Generator to power up within minutes. I have a site where we purchased 1000 liter fuel for Generator 6 years back. But used as little as 80 liters in these years. But preventive maintenance of Generator n UPS is done monthly.
      So we will have utility power as backup, or maybe for nights. This way we can at least slash down electricity bill to 1/3 for individuals. This may reduce the fossil fuel usage by utility companies.
      First thing mentioned in this video, the political reasons and businesses who take profits by selling power is the main reason.

  • @ilgeneralista8410
    @ilgeneralista8410 4 года назад +2

    1:32 i don't get why negative electrons go on the N negative side of the cell instead of the positive. Should,t they follow the opposite charge and go fot the P side?

    • @PhysicsYogi24
      @PhysicsYogi24 4 года назад

      Correct brother i also have that doubt

  • @aasees7843
    @aasees7843 5 лет назад +11

    The P and N stands for positive and negative charge, but we'll make it complicated and say P and N

  • @justsomeghostwithinterneta7296
    @justsomeghostwithinterneta7296 6 лет назад +4

    Great video. Tho you should remember that in the summer we get sun light for almost all of the time (Finland is called the land of midnight sun after all). It's just the winter when there is not a lot of sunlight

  • @HyeongSikPark
    @HyeongSikPark 3 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for the video. The video was going to teach first- or second-year university students. The basic explanation is properly matched to understand how it works. Because I'm teaching person. Thanks for making video.

  • @Adam-jo3tr
    @Adam-jo3tr 5 лет назад +12

    You sir have successfully converted me to a solar power activist boi

    • @uncreative5766
      @uncreative5766 3 года назад

      My parents made the switch to solar this year and it's been nothing short of fantastic. Other than one day where it rained, it's been consistently 40+ kWh a day all spring.

  • @meetsoni8885
    @meetsoni8885 4 года назад +14

    Tomorrow I am going for interview in Australian based solar company ..
    Wish me luck.

    • @Arun_Kumar_x86
      @Arun_Kumar_x86 4 года назад

      dude how was the interview ? did u passed it ?

  • @Eaglewach
    @Eaglewach 5 лет назад +10

    Highly valuable video, globally. We are grateful: TED-Ed.

  • @emlo3629
    @emlo3629 2 года назад

    I used this video on my science fair, and it helped ALOT,

  • @joshuagonzales9708
    @joshuagonzales9708 9 лет назад +5

    Great visualization.

  • @michaelfrey3232
    @michaelfrey3232 8 лет назад +4

    Our class comments: "We can power the whole world with solar power. That's amazing!" ~Cole

  • @Lujoman5069
    @Lujoman5069 Год назад

    Literally thank you so much. Carrying my chemistry project at 4am 🙏🙏

  • @jilmonjames329
    @jilmonjames329 7 лет назад +4

    His sound was also as gud as the lesson he taught...magnificent voice

  • @krowned_ily
    @krowned_ily 5 лет назад +6

    Lol I'm watching this in class rn and I looked this video up on my phone lolol

  • @utkarshinireddy7694
    @utkarshinireddy7694 8 дней назад

    This is so helpful! Wonderful explanation.

  • @calcarmichael755
    @calcarmichael755 5 лет назад +10

    Tbh, how did someone figure out how to make this?

    • @housshil3675
      @housshil3675 4 года назад +3

      Its called being smart and listening during physics classes. Also not thinking that Mathematics are useless in daily life helps a lot :D

  • @auntiefunke
    @auntiefunke 9 лет назад +4

    I love Ted Ed

  • @Yusufu-92
    @Yusufu-92 4 месяца назад

    Big thanks for the TED team for this very interesting and detailed explanations.
    Take care of yourselfs.

  • @eyelessclowned
    @eyelessclowned 5 лет назад +10

    I got a renewable electricity ad on this video

  • @charlieangel9705
    @charlieangel9705 4 года назад +11

    I'm waiting until it's cheap enough for me to buy.
    It would be amazing though if we can use just 1 module that can power the entire house.
    If we can have a tiny chip that holds so much memory, then it shouldn't be impossible no?

    • @neerajbagga9834
      @neerajbagga9834 4 года назад +1

      MAYBE IN A FEW YEARS

    • @Cynthia_Cantrell
      @Cynthia_Cantrell 4 года назад +1

      No. Memory chips are so small because they can put lots of tiny transistors in a small space.
      Solar panels are limited by the fact that there is only about 1kW per square meter of usable power in sunlight. So even if the solar cell is 100% efficient (not likely in any reasonable time frame) the most you could get out of a 1square meter of that perfect solar panel is one 1kW. My hair dryer pulls up to 1.875kW.

    • @neerajbagga9834
      @neerajbagga9834 4 года назад

      @@Cynthia_Cantrell Oh didn't know. Thanks for the information

    • @robymaru03
      @robymaru03 4 года назад

      Well, there's no big company stopping memory chips from getting more efficient.

  • @nikolaj192
    @nikolaj192 Год назад +1

    They should make a new updated video on this. A lot have already happened

  • @michaelfrey3232
    @michaelfrey3232 8 лет назад +6

    "Well, that was awesome!" ~Jared

  • @Ирина57
    @Ирина57 3 года назад +5

    Даже если не на всей планете начнут использовать «зелёные «технологии- это уже даст экологический эффект.

  • @Al_Qaswa-l8u
    @Al_Qaswa-l8u 3 года назад +2

    Sometimes I even wonder that how YT teaches us in a calm and soothing way .. On the other hand we are taking that headache to get understanding in classes that gonna never work and giving us extra bonus :) Obsessive compulsive disorder + Cognitive behavior... like what to do..

  • @lufr_7511
    @lufr_7511 5 лет назад +5

    How to get infinite energy
    Step 1: put a solar panel under a light pole
    Step 2: connect the panel to the pole
    Step 3: turn on the pole
    Step 4 enjoy!

    • @divyagulwani2710
      @divyagulwani2710 5 лет назад

      Really 😂😂

    • @chanbricks4461
      @chanbricks4461 5 лет назад

      That's not how science works, you still loose energy in the form of heat from the light .

    • @gabor6259
      @gabor6259 5 лет назад +1

      @@chanbricks4461 *lose

  • @dimitrispapadiotis1614
    @dimitrispapadiotis1614 9 лет назад +19

    there is another physical barrier. the panels are getting dusty, so they require regular cleaning..

    • @chhunkoungseng9364
      @chhunkoungseng9364 9 лет назад +6

      How about a self-clean like windshield wiper !!?

    • @dimitrispapadiotis1614
      @dimitrispapadiotis1614 9 лет назад +1

      Nice idea, extra costs..

    • @dimitrispapadiotis1614
      @dimitrispapadiotis1614 9 лет назад

      Also the windshield might have a negative effect on sunlight absorption

    • @DreadKyller
      @DreadKyller 9 лет назад +2

      +James Bell since solar panels reflect most of the light, being anywhere in front of them is very dangerous because the amount of heat produced can kill you very quickly. At large solar arrays that already exist, to do regular maintenance they have the panels able to rotate upside down, and they keep them like that for over a day before it's safe to go near them.

    • @zonkeymaker
      @zonkeymaker 9 лет назад +2

      +DreadKyller this is the stupidest thing I have ever read on ted Ed

  • @mahimaupadhyay2547
    @mahimaupadhyay2547 4 года назад

    Thank you Ted x , for making the concept simpler
    👍