Multicrystalline Solar Panels

Due to tighter spacing of the cells on multi poly crystalline solar panels compared to mono crystalline solar panels the higher efficiency of mono crystalline solar panels is negligible.

Multicrystalline solar panels.

Multicrystalline solar panels sometimes referred to as polycrystalline are made from silicon similar to their monocrystalline counterparts. Polysilicon is distinct from monocrystalline silicon and amorphous silicon. A polycrystalline solar panel sometimes called multicrystalline is made from polycrystalline solar cells like this one. Polycrystalline solar cells are cheaper to make than monocrystalline cells.

Multicrystalline solar cells are the most common type of solar cells in the fast growing pv market and consume most of the worldwide produced polysilicon. Polycrystalline solar panels are also made from silicon. However instead of using a single crystal of silicon manufacturers melt many fragments of silicon together to form the wafers for the panel. Polycrystalline solar panels are also referred to as multi crystalline or many crystal silicon.

About 5 tons of polysilicon is required to manufacture 1 megawatt mw of conventional solar modules. Instead of using a single crystal of silicon however multicrystalline manufacturers melt many fragments of silicon together to form the solar panel wafers. This means that its efficiency in producing energy falls as temperatures rise.