SOLAR ENERGYBy JJJC Solar

Electricity

The Sun

The sun fully rotates every 27 earth days.

The Sun over 870,000 miles wide.

Over one million Earths can squeeze into the Sun

The Sun is 92% hydrogen, 7% helium and the rest is other gasses

The Sun’s core is 27 billionFahrenheit

The Earth could not support life without the Sun

How a Solar Panel Works1. Conductive metal plates are put out in the sun2. Pipes filled with water are put over them3. The pipes get hot and the water turns into steam4. The steam travels through the pipes and into the super heater5. The super heated steam travels through more pipes to get to the turbine and

causes it to turn6. While the steam goes to the condenser to turn back into steam, the turbine turns

the magnet or wire coil to make electricity7. The electricity goes through the transformer and out

Solar Water Heater Tubes are laid across pieces aluminum and the tubes are covered

in sheets of copper or black material. Then the sun’s rays heat the copper/black material, which will

heat the pipes, heating the water. These Tubes of hot water are twisted with pipes that hold the cold

water that is going to go out the faucet. The cold water is now warm and is ready to use.

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