Re: [Phys-l] What's to know about photovoltaic panels?

[chuck britton <cvbritton@embarqmail.com>]

If you can maintain a fairly constant amount of sunlight on the panel  
for the lab period you could measure the voltage and current output  
as the applied load (R) is varied over a wide range.
What is the optimum load (maximum power) for this given panel at this  
lighting level?


On Aug 30, 2009, at Aug 30(Sun) 3:20 , Mark Sylvester wrote:

> This year I want to include a lab based around a small photovoltaic
> panel in my IB higher level practical program. I'd appreciate
> suggestions as to what might make an interesting investigation.
>
> Mark
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