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Solar Panels (Photovoltaic Modules) are energy generators.  A PV Cell which is a semiconductor that releases a flow of electrons (electric current) when light (photons) hits it.  When dozens of these PV Cells are wired to together they are called a PV Module or Solar Panel.  When two or more Solar Panels are wired together they are referred to as a Solar Array.
 

There are three basic types of PV Cells which make up a Solar Panel.
  Single Crystal: (monocrystalline) Each cell is made of a single crystal of silicone. Our best modules are made with this type of cell. They are the most efficient, perform the best in most conditions, and last the longest.They cost more, but are worth it. The first single crystal solar cells made by Bell labs in the 1950s still produce electricity!
   
  Multi Crystal: (polycrystalline) Each cell is made of many crystals. They work well and are cheaper.
   
  Amorphous: these cells are grown without crystals at all. They are good for specialty applications like roofing or RVs, because they can work if shaded, and can bend. They can deteoriate in sunlight and are the least efficient.
Cell Structure Brand Samples Performance in the below conditions Warranties
Early Morning &
Late Afternoon
Part
Shaded
Hot
Weather
Single Crystal Solar World
SunModule
Best Poor Best 25 years to 90%
Muti Crystal BP
Photowatt
Kyocera
Ok Poor Ok 20 years to 90%
Amorphous Unisolar Good Ok Good 20 year to 80%

Solar Panels convert the energy from the sun into DC Electric Current which is either stored in Solar Storage Batteries, used directly to run DC items such as Well Pumps or other DC Appliances, or it is Inverted into AC Current and sold back to your local utility.

We offer Solar Panels from a number of different manufactures and in a variety of sizes to meet your solar projects needs. Below you will find a listing by brand names.

PV modules are rated at Standard Test Conditions (STC). These are almost perfect conditions in which full sun is shinning straight on the module and the module temperature is 77 deg F.  These conditions actually occur in the winter for a few hours on clear days, but are not a complete picture of the module's performance year round in a real life situation. 

Another standard is being used (PTC) which measures air temperature (usually a module is much hotter than the surrounding air). Modules are usually derated from 10% to 25% under this rating system.

Module Rating Description
Maximum Power
Pmax
The most watts produced by a module under standard test conditions. In Real life conditions a module may make only 80 to 90% of this rating, due to heat, dirt, wire losses, and the fact that the module may be operating at lower voltage.
Voltage(max power)
Vmp
The voltage at which a module makes its most power. (For example, a 12 volt nominal module, Vmp can be as high as 17 volts.)
Voltage (open circuit)
Voc
The module's highest voltage at no current. (A 12 volt nominal module may go over 22volts)
Amps (max power)
Amp
The current at the module's Max Power Point. (usually around 90% of short circuit current)
Amps (short circuit)
Asc
The highest current the module can make at no voltage.
Maximum series Fuse The largest amp fuse or breaker to use with the module.  (modules with a higher rating, can be paralleled in some cases to save on wiring and breakers)

Its easiest to compare modules on a dollars per watt basis. (Divide the module's price by its power rating) Just because one module is cheaper than another means nothing without comparing the price per watt. Also mono crystalline is worth 10% more per watt, because it will make more power throughout the day and throughout the year than the same wattage module in polycrystalline.

Wiring Modules

Solar modules are wired in different combinations to get the voltage & current needed. They are wired in series to increase voltage; up to 30 modules can be strung together for voltages as high as 600 v (the highest voltage most modules are rated for). The voltages of each module are added together. (see Wiring Diagrams for series and parallel wiring)

Modules are also paralleled to increase current. The voltage stays the same, but their currents are added. Some 12 volt systems can have dozens of modules in parallel for currents close to 100 amps. To avoid too much current in a single module that can overheat and melt connectors, the modules are wired into subarrays. Each subarray carries as much current as the modules are designed for including a safety factor. This factor includes both a 25% safety factor and a 25% factor in case the modules produce more than their rated power in special sunlight conditions (see edge of cloud effect in glossary).

Example:
If a module's series fuse rating is 20 amps, then you divide that by the combined safety factor of 1.56. so you could safely wire 12.8 amps of modules together in parallel. If each module's short circuit current is 4.2 amps, then you could parallel 3 modules. Regardless, we don't recommend ever wiring more than 4 modules in parallel in one sub-array, and some inspectors don't allow any parallel wiring within a sub-array.

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Type of Cell

Listing of our prices of PV Modules
Prices for Portable Modules please click here

AEE Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
Dimensions
L   T   W
Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+

SERIES HE

AE-20HE 20   17.3   36 011-08438 $195 $168
AE-30HE 30   18.9   36 011-08443 $299 $273
AE-50HE 50   18.9   36 011-08454 $323 $299
AE-60HE 60   18.9   36 011-08455 $386 $365
AE-80HE 80   17.6   36 011-08460 $498 $459
AE-90HE 90   17.6   36 011-08463 $587 $543
AE-120HE 120   18.9   36 011-08466 $896 $869

CIS Modules (Copper Indium Deselenide)

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
AE-5C 5 15.6     011-09271 $49  
AE-10C 10 15.6     011-09275 $89  
AE-20C 20 15.6     011-09279 $155  
AE-30C 30 15.6     011-09283 $235  

ALPS

ATI-130, J-box, Silver       57.7" 26.0" 38mm   ALP-11003 $499 $444



BP Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
 BP SX310J, J-BOX 10   12 nominal 16.5" 10.8" 50mm   BPS-12026 $123 $99
 BP SX340J, J-BOX 40   12 nominal 25.8" 21.1" 50mm   BPS-12029 $279  
BP 3115J, J-Box, Silver 115   12 nominal 59.4" 26.5" 50mm   BPS-12022 $441 $389
BP 3125J, J-Box, Silver 125   12 nominal 59.4" 26.5" 50mm   BPS-12016 $481 $448


Canadian Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
CS6P-190PE, MC4, Silver 190         CSI-10003 $535 $495
 CS6P-200PE, MC4, Silver 200         CSI-10004 $585 $534
 CS6P-220P, MC4, Silver 220         CSI-30001 $658 $599
 CS6P-230P, MC4, Silver 230         CSI-30002 $702 $648


Conergy Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
BH-50 50 12 nominal     CGY-BH050 $330  

S 175MU

175 24 nominal     CGY-MU175 $1,100  

Day4 Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
48MC-160 160   24 nominal            
48MC-165 165   24 nominal            
48MC-170 170   24 nominal       $895 $865
48MC-170S 170   24 nominal       $895 $865
48MC-175 175   24 nominal       $925 $893
48MC-180 180   16       $985 $951
48MC-180S 180   16       $985 $951
48MC-185 185   24 nominal            
48MC-190 190   24 nominal        


Evergreen

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
ES-180-RL* 180 6.95 25.9     011-05349-RLK** $799 $784
ES-190-RL* 190 7.12 26.7     011-05350-RLK** $824 $795
ES-195-RL* 195 7.20 27.1     011-05352-RLK** $875 $860
ESA-195FA* 195 7.20 27.1     011-05353 $835 $718
ES-A-200FA2*
SILVER FRAME
200   18.1     011-05355 $859 $839
ES-A-200FA3*
BLACK FRAME
200   18.1     011-05356 $859 $839
ES-A-200B*
B GRADE
200   18.1     011-05355-B*** $819 $798
ES-A-205FA2*
SILVER FRAME
205   18.4     011-05357 $897 $873
ES-A-205FA3*
BLACK FRAME
205   18.4     011-05358 $897 $873
ES-A-205B*
SILVER FRAME
205   18.4     011-05357-B*** $849 $833
ES-A-210FA2*
SILVER FRAME
210   18.7     011-05359 $930 $907
ES-A-210FA2*
SILVER FRAME
210   18.7     011-05360 $930 $907
* May require additional shipping
** RL or VL models are made in Europe; SL models are made in U.S.
*** B models have minor visual defects; come with same warranty and perform the same.

Evergreen modules are designed to deliver the best performance and dependability from Evergreen’s patented String Ribbon technology. These modules have one of the tightest power tolerances in the industry.


GE Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
GEPV-50 50   17.3     011-06254 $360  
GEPV-72 72   17.0     011-06256 $530  

Global Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
GSE60 60   17.5     011-02951 $495 $469
GSE 30 30   17.5     011-02953 $285 $278
GSE 12 12   15.8     011-02958 $130  
GSE 6 6   15.8     011-02963 $75  


Kyocera Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
KC50T 50   17.4     011-07719 $380 $361
KC65T 65   17.4     011-07722 $499 $473
KC85T 85   17.4     011-07725 $685 $645
KC130TM 130   17.7     011-07733 $860 $836
KC180GX-LP 180   23.6     011-07755 $1,125 $1,069
KC205GX-LP 205   26.6     011-07759 $1,289 $1,225


Mitsubishi

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
UE120ME5N 120   17.6    

011-08847

$840 $798
UE125ME5N 125   17.3     011-08827 $740 $715
UE175MF5 175   23.9     011-08861 $1,135 $1,078
UD180MF5 180   24.2     011-08864 $852 $819
UD185MF5 185   24.4     011-08867 $1,195 $1,135
UD190MF5 190   24.7     011-08869 $1,225 $1,163


PowerUp

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
BSP10 10 .58 17.3     011- $108    
BSP20 20 1.2 17.3       $153    
BSP30 30 1.76 18.0       $245    
BSP30 40 2.4 17.8       $260    


REC Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
SCM-205 205   28.2     011-02537 $850 $799
SCM-210 210   28.2     011-02538 $871 $846
SCM-215 215   28.3     011-02539 $892 $843
SCM-220 220   28.3     011-02540 $913 $864
SCM-225 225   28.4     011-02541 $934 $899
SCM-230 230   28.5     011-02542 $975 $908


Sanyo

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
HIT 190 N 190       96 011-SW190SAN $855  
HIT 195 N 195       96 011-SW195SAN $887  
HIT 200 N 200       96 011-SW200SAN $899 $843
HIT 205 N 205       96 011-SW205SAN $925  
HIT 210 N 210       96 011-SW210SAN      
HIT 215 N 215       96 011-SW215SAN      
186DA3 Double, MC3, Silver 186     53.2" 35.4" 60mm   SAN-13501 $858 $815
 190DA3 Double, MC3, Silver 190     53.2" 35.4" 60mm   SAN-13102 $900  
190BA19, MC4, Black 190     51.9" 34.6" 46mm   SAN-13202 $852 $786
 195BA19, MC4, Black 195     51.9" 34.6" 46mm   SAN-13203 $887  
210N, N Series, MC4, Black 210     62.2" 31.4" 46mm   SAN-16002 $923 $875
215N, N Series, MC4, Black 215     62.2" 31.4" 46mm   SAN-16003 $964 $925
JAN 2010

Schott Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
SCH290 290   50     011-04529 $1,203 $1,176
SCH300 300   50     011-04530 $1,245 $1,183
SCH310 310   50     011-04532 $1,286 $1,236


Sharp Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
NT-175U1 175   24 nominal     011-08130 $732 $713
ND-216U1F 216   24 nominal     011-08129 $897 $867
ND-224U1F 224   24 nominal     011-08129 $929 $897


SolarWorld

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
SW-165 165   34.4     011-02282 $706 $697
SW-175 175   35.7     011-02284 $730 $705

Sun Fun

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
SF190-27-M 205         011-SOF-11004 $820  


SunTech

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
SunTech 175
175 4.95 35.2       $690  


SunWize Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
SW170  170   36.25     011-SW170 $710  
SW175 175   36.50     011-SW175 $723  
SW180 180   36.60     011-SW180 $747  


Uni-Solar

Model Watts Amps Peak
Power
Voltage
  Cell
Count
SKU Price Purchase
1 to 19 20+
ES-62T 62   15     011-03105 $490  
US-64 64   16.5     011-03110 $508  
PVL-124 124         011-03243 $895 $789
PVL-124 124         011-03243 $895 $789
PVL-124 124         011-03243 $895 $789
PVL-124 124         011-03243 $895 $789

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