How It"s Made - Solar Panels
Homemade solar panels are becoming more and more popular each day our electrical costs rise and the planet gets sicker. We can save lots of money by learning how to build a homemade solar panel, not only by generating free electricity, but by saving on the system.
Most people think that generating electricity from something like sunlight is a complicated process. We can simplify this process by breaking it down into the specifics of how to build a homemade solar panel.
These are 5 steps for creating your own solar energy:
1. The Solar Panel - This is where we collect energy delivered by the sun and channel this energy into electrical current.
2. Charge Controller - The energy from the solar panel flows through a charge controller and is regulated into a nice trickle our battery will like. Some charge controllers will also stop overcharging and save our batteries.
3. Battery Storage - We take this energy and store it in a deep cycle battery (eg. marine battery). It is best to keep our battery charged above 80% as this will give it a longer life.
4. Power Inverter - The stored electricity in our battery is Direct Current (DC), but in order to use it in household applications we need to convert this power to Alternating Current (AC). This is the job of a power inverter.
5. We now have readily available electricity taken directly from the sun and available to be used.
One great thing is that once you know how to build a homemade solar panel, you can add new panels whenever you like and generate more power if necessary.
Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200
Most people think that generating electricity from something like sunlight is a complicated process. We can simplify this process by breaking it down into the specifics of how to build a homemade solar panel.
These are 5 steps for creating your own solar energy:
Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200
1. The Solar Panel - This is where we collect energy delivered by the sun and channel this energy into electrical current.
2. Charge Controller - The energy from the solar panel flows through a charge controller and is regulated into a nice trickle our battery will like. Some charge controllers will also stop overcharging and save our batteries.
3. Battery Storage - We take this energy and store it in a deep cycle battery (eg. marine battery). It is best to keep our battery charged above 80% as this will give it a longer life.
4. Power Inverter - The stored electricity in our battery is Direct Current (DC), but in order to use it in household applications we need to convert this power to Alternating Current (AC). This is the job of a power inverter.
5. We now have readily available electricity taken directly from the sun and available to be used.
One great thing is that once you know how to build a homemade solar panel, you can add new panels whenever you like and generate more power if necessary.
Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200
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