Samfuran hasken rana, wanda kuma aka sani da hasken rana, sun ƙunshi sel da yawa na photovoltaic (PV) waɗanda ke ɗaukar kuzarin rana kuma su canza shi zuwa wutar lantarki.Waɗannan sel galibi ana yin su ne da siliki ko wasu kayan aikin semiconducting, kuma suna aiki ta hanyar ɗaukar photons daga hasken rana, wanda ke sakin electrons kuma yana haifar da wutar lantarki.Wutar lantarkin da ake samu ta hanyar hasken rana, wani nau'i ne na kai tsaye (DC), wanda za'a iya canza shi zuwa alternating current (AC) ta amfani da inverters ta yadda za'a iya amfani da shi a gidaje da kasuwanci.