COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MONOCRYSTALLINE, POLYCRYSTALLINE  AND THIN FILM PV CELLS

Abhishek Anasane; Pawan Kurwade; Komal Guhe

doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/3SN7J

Authors

Abhishek Anasane Asst. Professor, Sipna COET, Amravati
Pawan Kurwade Asst. Professor, Sipna COET, Amravati
Komal Guhe Student, Mechanical Engineering Department, DRGITR, Amravati

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/3SN7J

Keywords:

- monocrystalline, polycrystalline, thin-film, solar panels.

Abstract

There are basically three most commonly used types of solar panel options currently available. They are
monocrystalline, polycrystalline (also known as multi-crystalline), and thin-film. These solar panels differ in
how they’re constructed, their appearance, their performance, their costs, and the installations. Each of these are
best suited for one or the other applications and the solar panel type best suited for our installation will depend on
the factors specific to our own property and desired system characteristics. We are here comparing all these types
of solar panels analytically as well as economically, thus finding out the most efficient and cost effective panel
for our further research

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