Thin film or Crystalline, GeoSun Design has the talent to design your system.

Types of Photovoltaic technologies and materials:

Crystalline Silicon Cells

•      Mono Crystalline - grown in an ingot (round)
•      Multi-Crystalline - poured into a mold (square)

Thin Film

• Amorphous Silicon Cell
• Cadmium- Telluride cells
• Copper - indium - diselenide
• Copper - indium gallium diselenide

The most common today is the Crystalline Silicone Cell called Mono Crystalline.  This is the type made by growing a 6 inch round ingot.  The ingot is sliced into disks and the top is sprayed with phosphorus and heated.  A metal grid is then attached to the top and bottom of each cell.

Each cell will produce about 0.5 volts D.C.(direct current).  Currents vary based on the area of an individual cell but normally range between 4 and 8 amps.  These individual cells are then grouped together in 'series strings'.  In series the voltage adds from cell to cell giving us voltage typically ranging from 18 to 36 Volts D.C.  These cell strings when combined together, in a frame and other components make up one solar module.

Creating a solar array is when a qualified solar professional creates a design bringing together a number of modules with other system components to produce a determined amount of electricity.