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2011
Do you also think that you are paying too much to the Power-Company each month? Well, “How To: solar panels House” System seems to be the ultimate answer for that problem. The first impression may not reveal that, but this technique takes no more than just few days to be completed. Read the following article to hear more about how we can all benefit from it.
Short overview
This “How To: Solar Panels House” System isn’t something that you go and buy in a store - you need to have one of these recommended guides that explain how to assemble Solar-Panels without having to be an expert. Before choosing a guide verify that it answers your needs; verify that it is written in simple language and that others already reported that it worked for them. Anyway, here are few key-benefits and & quick advices to help you better understand this topic.
Important advantages
This solution quickly provides clear and immediate benefits:
* Can work for anyone, no matter where he/she lives on the globe.
* Cuts down on the usage of non-renewable enr. resources.
* Provides an unlimited energy-source.
* Uses natural and clean resources.
* Helps on reducing the amounts of carbon dioxide in the air.
Quick advice
Make sure that there aren’t any unnecessary objects/obstacles that may be blocking sunlight to your unit; otherwise it may lose its efficiency.
Conclusions
It isn’t just about saving thousands each year; this powerful “How To: Solar Panels House” System enables us to preserve our planet. There are so many other pluses provided by this unique ‘machine’, simply because it is innovative. It is advised to evaluate it so you could explore the various advantages that it provides.
Jason Gilford
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2011
Solar panels that capture the abundance of energy sent to us each and every day can be just the relief we need from the high cost of electricity. It almost seems like a crime to turn our backs on this wonderful gift of more free energy than we can possibly use. This is especially true today because it is possible to build your own solar panel with simple tools for less than $200. These homemade solar generators are capable of reducing household electricity costs by 50% or more.
How Do Solar Panels Work?
Photons, the energetic particles found in sunlight, strike the individual solar cells and bump electrons out of place. The electrons are, in effect, pushed out of the cell and into the wires that connect all the cells together. Ideally each cell will generate about .5 volts of electrical pressure. 80 solar cells wired together in one panel should generate about 100 watts of power.
The Secret Of Making Cheap Solar Panels
The secret to making an inexpensive solar panel is in scrounging low cost or free solar cells. The lower the cost of this project the faster it will pay for itself. Using your own labor to assemble free solar cells into just one panel should pay back the original costs in just a few months. Buying a brand new pre-assembled and installed panel for over a $1000 might take 5 -10 times longer.
The Parts Of The Complete Solar Panel System
Plan A: This is the simplest system. The direct current DC electrical output from the solar panel goes to a bank of deep cycle batteries for storage. The batteries are then connected to an inverter that converts the DC Current to the kind of alternating current that most household appliances require. This is then wired to directly power a specific group of appliances completely separate from the house wiring.
Plan B: Takes the above system a step further by connecting to the electrical wiring in your house at the main fuse box. Legally, this step almost always has do be performed by a certified electrician. Some power companies will actually pay you in the form of energy credits for sending excess energy back out into the grid.
Plan C: This system works completely off the grid for homes that have no electric power coming to their home at all. The key element here is to have back-up sources of power interconnected with the solar panels for supplying power on days that there is no sun. Windmill generators and gas powered generators often serve as additional sources of power.
The Advantages Of Solar Panel Systems
Besides providing almost free electricity, solar panel systems are quiet, non-polluting, low maintenance, safe and if properly weatherproofed could last up to 50 years. They can also be a life saver if you live too far from the electric grid to economically afford to extend the transmission lines to your location.
If you tie into the electric grid, it is even possible to get paid by the power companies for any electricity generated over and above your personal needs.
The Need For A Good Plan
Despite the simplicity of a building your own solar panels, it is important to have a complete set of plans. Good plans should, at the bare minimum include the following:
1. Ideally these set of plans will originate from authors that have successfully built and used solar panels themselves. 2. The plans should give a brief background of simple electrical terms like watt, volt and amps. 3. A detailed explanation of the different types of solar cells and exactly where to find them. 4. Wiring diagrams for understanding how to wire the individual cells together. 5. How to build a protective case. 6. How to run this power into your house directly to certain appliances or to hook up to the current household wiring.
The simplicity of capturing the sun’s daily gift of free energy to reduce or even eliminate your electric bill is almost unbelievable. Equally amazing is the fact that we live in an age of abundant free and low cost used solar cells. Don’t you think that it is time to solve your own energy crisis instead of waiting for our Government or the Power Companies to fix it? Take the easy first step and grab a set of plans for building your own solar panels.
John Mackinnon
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2011
A number of do it yourself solar panels guides are available at Internet, through which you can learn the fabrication, planning and production of electricity from solar energy, the renewable source of energy available to all of us. We can utilize the heat energy of the sunrays and with a proper device, can convert the heat to the electricity and can thus have enormous opportunity to reduce our electricity bills by more than 80 percent per month.
Although there are ready made solar panels available in the market but the cost of these panels is much higher and you will have to spend in between $2000 to $3000, however with the help of a do it yourself solar panels guide, you can make your own electricity generator within $200. So why to spend huge amounts on the ready made items while with the help of a do it yourself solar panels guides, these can be made only on spending around 10 percent of the cost.
You can start producing electricity through these do it yourself solar panels once you install these panels to your backyard or roof. We all have plenty of space either on our house roof or in backyard, where these systems can easily be planted and each sunny day, the small panels start work and generate electricity for your household requirement. If you have a smaller house or your do it yourself solar panels are large in number, you can even produce surplus electricity, which can be sold to your electricity marketing companies.
sidana.abhi
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March
2011
What are thin film solar panels, and what could possibly be so exciting about them? Why are they so important to the future of alternative energy and solar power on this planet?
Thin film solar panels operate in the same manner that regular solar panels do, the only difference being that they are a lot thinner and require far less materials and energy for construction.
This might not sound extremely spectacular, but in fact it is. It’s a major breakthrough in solar technology.
Why Thin Film Solar Panels Are So Important?
Thin film solar technology is considered to be a major breakthrough because, up until now, the two barriers that have prevented solar energy and solar technology from becoming mainstream energy providers have been the 1. the cost to produce them, and 2. the problems in rapidly mass-producing them.
Both of these problems have been solved. This paves the way for rapid expansion of clean energy in the form of solar power.
What is Thin Film Solar Technology?
Thin film solar technology is a method of putting extremely thin films of photovoltaic material on to a thin layer of backing for support.
This is made possible through new inventions, such as solar ink. A photovoltaic material is dissolved into a solution, that is then printable as ink. It is then printed out, similarly to how books are printed.
Because of the invention of solar ink, it is possible to print photovoltaic material onto thin layers of plastic fabric or metal. This printing process is extremely fast, and thus it allows you to mass-produce solar panels at a high speed and at only a fraction of the cost.
Whereas, in the past, solar panels were bulky and weighed a serious amount, thin film solar panels weigh almost nothing and take up almost no space. This means that solar panels can now be produced at only 5 percent of the cost, as compared to our old bulky solar panels.
Uses of Thin Film Technology
The ability to literally print solar panels onto fabric, plastic and metal has opened up new horizons in the application of solar power.
Some of the uses now possible are as follows:
Construction:
- Metal roofing
- Membrane roofing
- Architectural fabric
Consumer:
- Rollable solar chargers
- Foldable solar chargers
- AA battery solar charger
- Cell phone chargers
- Satellite phone chargers
- Laptop chargers
- GPS chargers
- PDA chargers
- Handheld game chargers
- Radios
Outdoors/Camping:
- RVs
- Campers
- Boats
- GPS devices
Military, Police and Emergency Services:
- Solar field shelters
- Foldable solar chargers
- Rollable solar chargers
- AA battery solar charger
- Communications systems
- Medical refrigeration systems
- Water purification systems
Remote Locations, etc:
- GPS asset tracking
- Highway/transportation lighting and signals
- Weather stations
- Wildlife feeders
- Remote sensors and data transmitters
- Security lighting
- Warning/safety lights
- Water pumping systems
The above are just some of the ways that solar power can be and is being used, with the advent of thin film solar panels. I am sure that many more uses will be added, now that the price and manufacturing barrier of solar power have been broken.
Anna
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2010
I plan to buy solar panels of the following configuration:
Sun Force 39110 / 123 watt - 7 amps
To run through an inverter, to produce the 110v I need to run the pump during the day.
The pump is 110v / 7.5 amps / 0.5 HP
My question is, how many solar panels would I need to run the pump?
Are you sure you want those panels? It would probably be more cost-effective to get higher-wattage panels. From those specs, it sounds like you need about 800 watts of panels. That’s 4 200-watt panels.
I would skip the inverter, and look for a pump that runs off DC. In fact, many AC motors will run off DC, although that’s a trial-and-error sort of thing that no one will guarantee. Typically you would lower the voltage input to do so, so a 110-volt AC induction motor would run off maybe 70-80 volts DC, to avoid burning out the motor. But if you get a pump rated for DC, then you’ll certainly have something that works right.
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June
2010
With the power crisis looming in, I think it’s better to have a solar panel than buy a portable generator which eats up petrol. Philippines must have the costliest fuel per liter in Asia. Problem is, solar panels can’t be bought as easily as generators.
the endless world of the internet
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June
2010
Trying to decide between a wood burner that heats the pool, or solar panels. Has anyone had any experiences with either and what are your opinions?
Solar pool heating is an incredibly efficient method of heating the pool. You need to be sure to size it correctly, 1 panel isn’t going to make any difference. Generally you need the equivalent of 70 - 100% of the pool surface in solar panels, depending on your location.
You can check out some solar pool heating kits at http://www.altestore.com/store/Solar-Pool-Heaters-and-Pumps/Unglazed-Solar-Pool-Heating/AquathermSolar-Industries-Pool-Packages/c1175/
Here’s a great article on solar pool heating from the US Department of Energy; http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13230
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