How efficiently do solar cells work with artificial light?
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It depends on what sort of solar cell you are using. Different materials respond differently to different spectrums of light. If your talking about the solar cell in your calculator then I would assume its designed to work best under typical office or classroom lighting. However if your talking about the solar panels used to power houses or a solar car then I would assume they work best under the sun.
For a calculator I doubt that it matters what sort of light bulb you use.
I used to have a pocket calculator which worked just fine on artificial light, of any bulb.
They need photons, they're not fussy about how they're generated.
Usually solar calculator can work off of light-bulbs (like in a classroom) but in a smaller area you might want to try a high-watt bulb, 60+ watts maybe.
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