{"id":739,"date":"2019-10-03T13:19:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T20:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/?p=739"},"modified":"2023-02-13T22:15:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T06:15:52","slug":"can-you-charge-a-solar-cell-with-artificial-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/can-you-charge-a-solar-cell-with-artificial-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Charge a Solar Cell with Artificial Light?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:66.533864541833%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>Because solar cells are designed to be\ncharged off of sunlight, many people wonder whether artificial light will do\nthe trick as well. The answer may surprise you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So can you charge a solar cell with\nartificial light? <strong>The answer is yes, artificial lights such as incandescent\nbulbs can be used to charge solar cells, provided the light is strong enough.\nBut it will not be nearly as efficient as charging the cell in direct\nsunlight.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What light can be converted to electrical energy is dictated by a certain range of wavelengths of light, which are present in both direct sunlight and artificial light. Therefore, the battery can be charged from either source of light.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charge-solar-cell-with-artificial-light-hi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-952\" width=\"502\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charge-solar-cell-with-artificial-light-hi.jpg 600w, https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charge-solar-cell-with-artificial-light-hi-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20502%20334'%3E%3Crect%20width='502'%20height='334'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-952 eager-load\" width=\"502\" height=\"334\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charge-solar-cell-with-artificial-light-hi.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charge-solar-cell-with-artificial-light-hi.jpg.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charge-solar-cell-with-artificial-light-hi.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charge-solar-cell-with-artificial-light-hi-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>How is a solar cell charged with\nartificial light? Read on to find out more about how this form of energy\ngeneration works and why someone would potentially do it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solar Cells and the Light Spectrum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Solar cells are used in technology to\ncapture photons of light and convert this light into electrical energy that can\nbe funneled into circuits for domestic and commercial use. These flat,\ndark-colored, shimmering cells are a technology that is rapidly expanding in\nthe modern world.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solar cells work by collecting\nwavelengths of light to electricity using semiconductor technology layered\nbehind a sheath of glass coated with anti-reflective materials. This allows\nsunlight to reach the semiconductors in the solar cells more efficiently.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two layers of semiconductors exist\nwithin the solar cell, and these consist of two types of materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>N-type (negative type) material:<\/strong> This material forms the first layer of a solar cell semiconductor and is typically composed of silicon mixed with trace amounts of phosphorus. This causes the silicon to carry a negative charge.<\/li><li><strong>P-type (positive type) material:<\/strong> The second layer of semi-conductive material in the solar <br> cell is positively charged, and typically consists of silicon mixed with trace amounts of the element boron. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the backside of\nthe solar panel, the solar cell contains an electrode beneath the p-type\nsemiconductor that functions parallel to the metallic grid in the solar cell to\ncreate an <br>\nelectric current. Then another reflective coating is layered behind it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While solar panels\ncan vary slightly in material composition and design layout, this fundamental\nconfiguration is used by all solar panels to conduct sunlight and generate\nelectricity.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How a\nSolar Cell Conducts Artificial Light<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Provided that the artificial light in\nquestion emits the same kinds of wavelengths of light present in sunlight, the\nsolar cell will be capable of collecting electricity from that light in exactly\nthe same way it would in direct sunlight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When artificial light shines down on\nsolar cells, this light has the potential to be reflected, absorbed into the\ncell, or pass directly through it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For full potential energy generation,\nsolar cells aim to reduce the amount of light that passes through the solar\ncells or bounces off of them. Due to this reason, solar cells are designed with\na few particular features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Solar cells are dark in color and opaque to increase the amount of light absorbed by the cell and decrease the amount of light that passes through it. <\/li><li>Solar cells feature an anti-reflective covering that helps to keep light from bouncing back off the solar cell and aids absorption of the light into it.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While so far it is technologically\nimpossible to recreate a solar power grid that absorbs 100% of the light that\nis shone onto it, energy scientists are getting closer and closer to this level\nof efficiency all the time with the creation of new-age construction materials\nand new engineering designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more light is absorbed by these\nsolar cells and the less light that is wasted in the effort, the more\nelectricity can potentially be generated from each solar panel, bringing the\ncosts of energy consumption closer and closer to zero minus the initial\ninvestment in equipment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Function\nof Semiconductors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When light is absorbed into the solar\ncell and enters the interior of the cell, the semiconductors found within\nabsorb this light as well. Photons excite the atoms contained in the\nsemiconductors and make them more energetic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two layers of semiconductors,\npositive and negative, interact by swapping electrons from the negative\nsemiconductor layer to the positive semiconductor layer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once these electron migrations are put\ninto motion, the metallic grid of the solar panels pulls free electrons towards\nitself in a single direction, creating an electrical current. This current is\npushed through an exterior circuit and eventually captured and banked in a\nsolar battery for further use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artificial\nLight Reduces the Efficacy of Solar Power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While artificial lights are capable of powering solar cells, these kinds of light can never charge a solar cell as efficiently as direct sunlight can. There are a variety of reasons for this phenomenon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Loss conversion:<\/strong> To use an artificial light, you must first convert electricity to light for the solar cells to absorb and convert back into electricity. During this conversion process, a percentage of the energy is lost. This means that using an artificial light to charge solar cells is less efficient than not running the artificial lights at all. <\/li><li><strong>Barriers to light:<\/strong> Artificial lights often contain barriers such as bulbs and ballasts that temper their intensity and cause some of the light they emit to be either absorbed by glass or diffused into the room. This makes them less efficient light sources overall. <\/li><li><strong>Artificial light design:<\/strong> Artificial lights were not designed with the efficiency of solar cells in mind, which makes them poor substitutes for real sunlight. Most artificial lights are designed to put out very low levels of ultraviolet light and for the same reason they are mostly designed to be low temperature fixtures. These design decisions were made based on human safety, not energy efficiency.&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By reducing the amount of UV and infrared light they emit, artificial light also reduces the amount of useable light that is able to be absorbed by the solar cells.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spectral Irradiance of Artificial vs. Sunlight Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The type of wavelengths emitted by both artificial light and sunlight are a big factor in how efficiently they can be used to generate power with a solar cell, but it isn&rsquo;t the only important factor to consider. Another factor is spectral irradiance, also known as spectral intensity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This phenomenon is the intensity with\nwhich a light source emits light. The sun&rsquo;s spectral radiance is extremely\nstrong and constant, covering a wide variety of light wavelengths, which allows\nfor maximum efficiency of light absorption in solar cells.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, artificial lights not only have\na weaker spectral irradiance than solar light, they can experience sharp\nfluctuations in spectral irradiance that reduce their overall energy\nabsorption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the energy solar cells collect\nunder these conditions does not equal the energy given off from an artificial\nlight to begin with, the entire amount of energy generated by the solar cells\nis a net loss, due to the theory of conversion loss.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conversion\nLoss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversion loss is the main energy\nconcept that causes the amount of electricity generated by a solar cell powered\nwith artificial light to be less than the energy used by the artificial light\nto begin with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversion loss refers to the amount of\nenergy lost when it is converted from one form to another (in this case, from\ndirect current to alternating current). While solar cells generate direct\ncurrent, this type of electricity cannot be used to power most household\ndevices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, an inverter is used to invert\nthe current and turn it to AC current, allowing it to be safely used to power\nappliances, lights, and other electrical items in the home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When electricity is converted to artificial light, absorbed into solar cells, and made into electricity again, it loses a percentage of its inherent energy value. This means the amount of energy generated by this method will always be less than the original amount of energy used.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solar\nPanels Can Create Energy with Any Visible Light Source<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If light is strong enough to be visible,\nthat means it is strong enough to power a solar cell. Any artificial light,\nfrom fluorescent ballasts to incandescent bulbs, can give off some kind of\nlight that is able to be absorbed and used by solar cells.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there are two caveats to this\nfact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Any energy created via artificial light is only going to be a fraction of the energy that would have otherwise been generated with solar power.<\/li><li>Using artificial light to charge solar cells is not efficient, as the artificial lighting will generate less electricity than was used to power the artificial light to begin with, thanks to conversion loss.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the types of artificial light\nthat can be used to charge solar cells are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Ultraviolet lights:<\/strong> Traditional PV panels do not operate on ultraviolet light, though they are capable of absorbing small amounts of it. Therefore, artificial ultraviolet light is a poor choice for charging solar cells. <\/li><li><strong>Incandescent lights: <\/strong>Incandescent lights feature a wire filament (typically tungsten) housed in a bulb. Not only are incandescent lights poor choices for charging solar cells, they are generally the least efficient energy option out of all modern-day electrical lights. <\/li><li><strong>LED lights: <\/strong>LED lights (or light-emitting diodes) can be used to charge solar cells, but they are less efficient at emitting light even than incandescent lights, because they function within a smaller range of spectral light.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While each of these light sources can\ncharge a solar cell to one degree or another, none of them can mimic the\nstrength and radiance of true sun rays, which is why solar cells were designed\nto absorb.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just because a technology can do\nsomething doesn&rsquo;t mean that it is capable of doing it at the level needed to\nperform efficiently. Bikes and cars are both propelled by human acceleration,\nbut a manually pedaled bike is never going to beat a car in a head-to-head race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, while solar cells can glean some energy from artificial lighting, this form of energy collection will never be able to compete efficiently with the power gleaned from direct sunlight, even though the solar cells draw energy from both sources in the same way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural\nLight is Most Efficient<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The main reason that direct sunlight is\na more efficient energy source for solar cells than artificial light, besides\nconversion loss, is the fact that sunlight contains not only the visible\nspectrum of light, but significant amounts of infrared and ultraviolent light\nas well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solar cells are able to convert roughly\nhalf of the infrared light they absorb into energy, and a portion of the\nultraviolet light (but not much of it, making UV lights some the least\nefficient lights to charge a solar light with).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In sunlight, these additional wavelengths of light bolster the efficacy of a solar cell with more photons, allowing them to convert more electrons into more electric current. In this way, direct sunlight generates more energy than artificial light.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artificial lights also give off UV and\ninfrared light, but in very trace amounts in comparison to the blaring\nintensity of the sun. In fact, none of these artificial sources of light hold a\ncandle to the sun when it comes to charging solar cells.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ways to\nTest Efficacy of Artificial Light in Solar Cells<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While you can read wavelength comparisons all day long in an attempt to wrap your head around the concept of energy efficiency with regards to solar versus artificial light, the easiest way to really grasp this scientific premise is to put it to the test.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By using the energy output specification charts that should have been included with your solar cells\/panel, you should be able to figure out how much energy your solar cells are collecting at any given time and under different circumstances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One easy way to measure how effective\nsolar lights are with artificial light compared to solar light is to gauge the\noutput of a solar cell under the following light conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Fluorescent lighting<\/li><li>Flame (candlelight)<\/li><li>Incandescent light<\/li><li>Moon exposure<\/li><li>Solar exposure (direct\nsunlight)<\/li><li>Solar exposure (indirect\nsunlight)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a specification sheet that is specific to your solar cell, you can take data of the energy generated under each of these light sources and compare the results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&rsquo;re done, you should be able to\nsee that solar cells are able to convert sunlight to energy better than any\nother light source. Solar cells are very specialized technology, and for them\nto work properly, they need to be used in direct sunlight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technology is beginning to change\nthough. Read on to find out more about new solar cells and how they will be\nable to convert different kinds of light more efficiently than ever before.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New\nDye-Sensitized Solar Cells Are Changing the Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While your average solar cells in a photovoltaic panel are not strong or efficient enough to convert forms of light other than sunlight into feasible amounts of energy, this fact is changing rapidly thanks to advances in materials technology and energy science.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2018\/04\/solar-cells-work-low-light-could-charge-devices-indoors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">an article in ScienceMag in April 2018<\/a>,\nscientists have managed to create state-of-the-art solar cells that are more\nefficient than ever before.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These super solar cells are not only able to convert electricity from direct light, they&rsquo;re also able to utilize diffuse light found on the interior of office buildings on overcast days, which means they can effectively be used to generate electricity from indoors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These new solar cells are called dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) and while they have been around since the early nineties when they were first engineered by Dr. Michael Graetzel, they have just begun to receive engineering improvements that transform their entire efficacy.<\/p><p>This article is owned by SolarPowerGenie.com and was first published on October 3, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other\nNew Kinds of Solar Cells<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Other than DSSC cells, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.extremetech.com\/extreme\/188667-a-fully-transparent-solar-cell-that-could-make-every-window-and-screen-a-power-source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">new\nsolar cells have also been invented that are completely transparent.<\/a> The significance of these solar cells is that they may (in the\nfuture) have the ability to make every window and device screen a potential\npower source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These solar cells are known as\nsolar concentrators and may soon be used in everything from skyscrapers to\nphone screens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, these solar cells\ncurrently only have an efficiency of 1%, but scientists hope that with more\nengineering advances, they will be able to bring this efficiency up to 10% once\nfull production begins.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All these new kinds of solar cells\nhave only started to be really developed and refined in the last few years, so\nthere&rsquo;s no telling what new advancements we&rsquo;ll see in the field of energy\nscience in the <br>\nnext decade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Charging\nSolar Cells in Artificial Light is a Waste of Energy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Except to prove the concept of\nconversion loss in energy generation, there&rsquo;s no real efficient or intelligent\nreason to try and power solar cells with artificial light, at least with the\ncurrent generation of solar power technology that exists.&nbsp;<\/p><p>This article is owned by SolarPowerGenie.com and was first published on October 3, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While sometime in the near future we may\nbe able to charge solar cells under indoor lighting or even insert solar cells\ninto our glass screens and windows, the future is not here quite yet, so\ncurrent solar cells cannot efficiently convert artificial light into any useful\namount of electricity.&nbsp;\n\nIf you&rsquo;re trying to charge solar cells, the best\nthing to do is put them out in the sunlight. Even indirect sunlight will charge\na traditional PV solar cell faster than any source of artificial light ever could,\nand you&rsquo;d be expending more energy to power the artificial light than you&rsquo;d\ncollect.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/can-you-charge-a-solar-panel-with-a-light-bulb\/\">Can You Charge a Solar Panel With a Light Bulb?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/is-solar-energy-reliable-several-factors-to-consider\/\">Is Solar Energy Reliable? &mdash; Several Factors to Consider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solarpowergenie.com\/solar-energy-vs-nuclear-which-carbon-free-fix-is-better\/\">Solar Energy Vs. 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