Polycrystalline Monocrystalline Solar Panels

Monocrystalline solar panels appear to be quite expensive when compared to polycrystalline panels.

Polycrystalline monocrystalline solar panels.

The typical polycrystalline panel will have a bluer shade while the monocrystalline panel will be darker black in color. Polycrystalline solar panels are the blue colored solar panels that have a less efficiency level. Monocrystalline solar panels contain cells that are cut from a single crystalline silicon ingot. Monocrystalline solar panels are the dark black colored solar panels that are more efficient than other forms.

Monocrystalline solar panels are dark black in color while polycrystalline solar panels are blue in color. As a result mono panels are slightly more efficient than poly panels. The price of a monocrystalline panel ranges from 200 to 300 which mainly depends on the quality and size of a solar panel. Polycrystalline solar panels will appear somewhat differently in terms of color.

The composition of these cells is purer because each cell is made from a single piece of silicon. However instead of pulling out the silicon seed crystal the whole vat of silicon cools. Monocrystalline solar panels have solar cells made from a single crystal of silicon while polycrystalline solar panels have solar cells made from many silicon fragments melted together. This cooling process causes multiple crystals to form.

The main difference between the two technologies is the type of silicon solar cell they use.