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Is photovoltaic array another name for solar panels?

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A photovoltaic array is 1+ solar photovoltaic panel, the kind that produces electricity. All photovoltaic panels can be put together to be part of a photolvoltaic array and all photovoltaic panels are solar panels.

However, not all solar panels are photovoltaics. There are also ones that heat water, these are different from photovoltaics.

Here’s solar heating panels:

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Here’s solar photovoltaics:

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They not only look different, they act completely differently!

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