{"id":21756,"date":"2026-01-15T23:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/?page_id=21756"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:28:39","slug":"how-is-electricity-generated-in-pv-panels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/how-is-electricity-generated-in-pv-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"How is electricity generated in PV panels?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21756\" class=\"elementor elementor-21756\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-429d873 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"429d873\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-104a495\" data-id=\"104a495\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e8134 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7e8134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-819x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21758\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-440x550.webp 440w, https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-1060x1325.webp 1060w, https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-550x688.webp 550w, https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-400x500.webp 400w, https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-864x1080.webp 864w, https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d45979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_animated_text\" data-id=\"2d45979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_animated_text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-animated-text qodef--animated-by-letter qodef--alignment-left qodef-qi--has-appear qodef--appear-from-right\" >\n\t\t<h1 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-word-holder\">What<\/span> <span class=\"qodef-e-word-holder\">is<\/span> <span class=\"qodef-e-word-holder\">inside<\/span>\t<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c027b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6c027b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-path-to-node=\"0\">The Physics of Light: How Solar Panels Generate Power<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-path-to-node=\"1\">This technical document from <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"29\">Circuit Energy<\/b> explains the <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"57\">photovoltaic effect<\/b>, the fundamental process that allows solar panels to convert sunlight into clean, usable electricity.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-path-to-node=\"2\">The Science of Semiconductors<\/h3><ul style=\"text-align: left;\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Energy Band Model<\/b>: Every atom has a core orbited by electrons in specific energy bands. 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