Application areas of solar panels
1. User solar power supply: (1) Small power supply ranging from 10 to 100W, used for electricity for military and civilian life in remote areas without electricity, such as plateaus, islands, pastoral areas, and border outposts, such as lighting, television, radios, etc.; (2) 3-5KW household rooftop grid-connected power generation system; (3) Photovoltaic water pump: solve the problem of drinking water and irrigation from deep wells in areas without electricity.
2. Transportation sector: such as navigation lights, traffic/railway signal lights, traffic warning/sign lights, Yuxiang streetlights, high-altitude obstruction lights, highway/railway wireless telephone booths, unattended track maintenance station power supply, etc.
3. Communications/Telecommunications Field: Solar-powered unattended microwave relay stations, optical cable maintenance stations, broadcasting/communication/paging power systems; rural carrier telephone photovoltaic systems, small communication devices, and GPS power supply for soldiers, etc.
4. Petroleum, marine, and meteorological fields: solar power systems for cathodic protection of oil pipelines and reservoir gates, living and emergency power supplies for oil drilling platforms, marine monitoring equipment, meteorological/hydrological observation equipment, etc.
5. Power supplies for lighting fixtures: such as garden lights, street lights, portable lights, camping lights, mountaineering lights, fishing lights, black lights, rubber tapping lights, energy-saving lights, etc.
6. Photovoltaic power stations: 10KW-50MW independent photovoltaic power stations, wind-solar (diesel) hybrid power stations, and various large parking lot charging stations, etc.
7. Solar Buildings: Combining solar power generation with building materials to enable large-scale buildings to achieve self-sufficiency in electricity is a major future development trend.
8. Other fields include: (1) Automotive-related: solar-powered cars/electric vehicles, battery charging equipment, car air conditioners, ventilation fans, refrigerators, etc.; (2) Solar-powered hydrogen production and fuel cell regenerative power generation systems; (3) Seawater desalination equipment power supply; (4) Satellites, spacecraft, space solar power stations, etc.
The lifespan of a solar panel is determined by the materials used in its cells, tempered glass, EVA, TPT, etc. Panels made by manufacturers using higher-quality materials can typically last up to 25 years. However, due to environmental factors, the materials in solar panels will age over time. Generally, the power output will decrease by 30% after 20 years and by 70% after 25 years.
