"Million Roofs" photovoltaic panel
date: label: date made
content: ca 2008
name: label: maker
content: Kyocera Corporation
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Turning sunlight into electricity starts with panels like this one, used in the California Solar Initiative. The panel contains many small solar cells that absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity. Sunlight is not very powerful so each cell produces only a small amount of electricity. Connecting the cells inside the panel combines their output. Linking several panels supplies even more electricity. The more sunlight the panel receives, the more electricity it produces—so keeping panels clear of dirt or snow is a must.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The panel is a Kyocera model KD245GX-LFB module, serial number 121V4M1561. The ratings label indicates it will provide 245 W (29.8V * 8.23A) at 25 C and 173 W (26.4 V * 6.58 A) at 47.9 C. Maximum system voltage is 600. Mass: 21 kilograms.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Edison International, thru Adam Umanoff
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0342.01
label: accession number
content: 2016.0342
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0342.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photovoltaic panel
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 65 1/2 in x 39 in x 2 in; 166.37 cm x 99.06 cm x 5.08 cm