Photovoltaic cells

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Describe the production of electricity using photovoltaic cells and the need for an inverter to convert power from DC to AC for use in the home (not including details of semiconductors action or inverter circuitry)
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  • Home
  • Year 10 Physics
    • Motion
    • Astrophysics
  • Unit 1
    • Electricity >
      • Electricity basics and Ohm's law
      • Circuits
      • Applications
    • Light and Heat >
      • Electromagnetic radiation and waves
      • Light
      • Thermal energy
    • Matter >
      • Radiation from the nucleus
      • Nuclear energy
  • Unit 2
    • Motion >
      • Constant velocity and uniform acceleration
      • Newton's laws
      • Momentum
      • Energy
      • Rotational equilibrium
    • Detailed study >
      • Sound
    • Extended practical investigation
  • Unit 3
    • Motion >
      • Kinematics
      • Forces
      • Momentum
      • Energy
      • Projectile motion
      • Circular motion
      • Gravity
    • Electric and magnetic fields >
      • Electric field
      • Magnetic field
      • DC Motors
    • Generation of electricity >
      • Generation Principles
      • Transformers and transmission
      • Photovoltaic cells
  • Unit 4
    • Wave properties of light >
      • Wave basics
      • Light basics
      • Interference and diffraction
    • Light and matter >
      • Particle properties of light
      • Wave properties of matter
      • Energy levels of atoms
    • Relativity >
      • Relativity of motion and Einstein’s postulates
      • Time dilation and Length contraction
      • Mass-energy relation
    • Practical physics
  • Exam Revision
    • Exam advice and cheat sheet examples
    • Motion revision
    • Relativity revision
    • Electric and magnetic fields revision
    • Light and matter revision
    • Past exam solutions
  • Contact
  • Methods Units 3/4
    • Linear
    • Functions
  • Specialist Math Units 1/2
    • Algebra and graphing