The most crucial component of the solar panels is the photovoltaic (PV) cells responsible for producing electricity from solar radiation. The rest of the elements that are part of a solar panel protect and give firmness and functionality to the whole. The structure of a solar panel is divided into different parts or components.
Within the components that make up a photovoltaic system, the structures of the photovoltaic panels are passive components that facilitate the installation of the solar PV modules. Solar mounting structures must constantly withstand outdoor weather conditions. The solar panel mounting structure fixes its position and stays stable for years.
Many well-known solar panel manufacturers are ‘ vertically integrated ’, meaning that one company supplies and manufactures all the main components, including the silicon ingots and wafers used to make the solar PV cells.
When designing a PV system, location is the starting point. The amount of solar access received by the photovoltaic modules is crucial to the financial feasibility of any PV system. Latitude is a primary factor. 2.1.2. Solar Irradiance
Photovoltaic cells are the most critical part of the solar panel structure of a solar system. These are semiconductor devices capable of generating a DC electrical current from the impact of solar radiation.
The integration could be made by either installing the PV modules on top of existing structures or by blending the PV modules as part of the building elements (facades, roofs, walls, glass), and as non-building elements (sunscreen, sunshade).