Amorphous Solar Panel Vs Polycrystalline

Polycrystalline panels sometimes referred to as multicrystalline panels are popular among homeowners looking to install solar panels on a budget.

Amorphous solar panel vs polycrystalline.

Amorphous cells can withstand higher temperatures without output being affected compared to poly or mono crystalline cells. Amorphous cells are constructed from a fine layer of silicon which enables solar panels to be more flexible and therefore lightweight. Amorphous panels are in the 8 9 efficiency range. They can also withstand the summer heat where mono or polycrystalline panels lose efficiency in the same ambient temperatures.

Particularly in home solar power grid connect systems and how they affect the life of a solar panel. Efficiency ratings are a calculation of the amount of power produced compared to the physical size of the panel. If you re looking to get the lowest cost system then amorphous is the way to go. Amorphous panels are also lighter in weight and more portable than monocrystalline or polycrystalline panels producing the same amount of energy.

In all our grid connect packages we only use good quality poly or monocrystalline panels except in very specific circumstances for the. Polycrystalline panels are the goldilocks option smaller and more efficient than amorphous panels yet more cost effective than monocrystalline panels. Quite often we re asked about the advantages of monocrystalline panels and polycrystalline solar modules over their amorphous thin film counterparts. Usually polycrystalline silicon solar cells won t have the corners cut off of them so you won t see the large white spaces on the front of the panel that you see on monocrystalline panels.