People often get confused between a solar cell and solar panel or solar module. To understand this difference we must first understand the solar chain in brief. Basically the solar module is a final product. It consists of various components apart from the active solar portion, such as glass, frame, encapsulant, junction box, backsheet, etc. The first step for making the active solar portion is the crystalline ingot. This ingot is of 2 types depending on the choice of solar panel to be made. For