Compare Amorphous Crystalline Solar Panels

Some amorphous thin film panels actually need more mounting rails and take longer to install.

Compare amorphous crystalline solar panels.

Don t underestimate the value of your north facing roof area poly and mono solar panels are the best choice even just on that point alone. Crystalline panels do not perform as well in partial shading compared to amorphous cells and they do gradually lose a small percentage of output as the temperature rises above 25 c. Crystalline panels need to be as perpendicular to the sun as possible to achieve the best performance. Amorphous panels are also lighter in weight and more portable than monocrystalline or polycrystalline panels producing the same amount of energy.

Like conventional solar panels amorphous solar panels are made from silicon but they are constructed in a different way. Adding to the overall cost of the system. Instead of being constructed from solid silicon wafers like mono or poly crystalline solar panels amorphous panels are made by depositing non crystalline silicon on a substrate like glass plastic or metal. One layer of silicon on an amorphous solar panel can be as thin as 1 micrometer which is much thinner than a human hair.

Amorphous is inherently less efficient than crystalline only being around 7 10 efficient at light conversion compared to a crystalline panel of the same size which has typically between 12 15 efficiency.