tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90181996719526840282024-03-05T16:13:21.055-08:00How To Make Solar PanelGeoff Wilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423870381419056035noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018199671952684028.post-41054457120725277452008-09-09T12:05:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:25:30.978-07:00How To Make A Solar Panel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://himore.earth4.hop.clickbank.net"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwPiunMOMN4OWTo4w5qDGRXbcMJlkn9kynJuAkq8wC7T6UVS3c4Pob8jEyTxvzt_ha1mfSe64M3HJtrXQXUIgNLYoprp-nPMX2f36u5StzhM56j07J61YyANP3LHZXXXwmsqZbGJ-JDhV/s320/solarpanel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244104758915134994" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Firstly, let's look at what a solar panel is.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Solar panels are also known as PV panels and they are a solar-electric system’s </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">defining component. PV panels capture sunlight and create direct current (DC) electricity. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">PV panels are rated in watts based on the maximum power then can produce when performing under ideal sun and temperature conditions. You will need to use the rated output of your PV panels to determine how many panels you will need to meet your electrical needs. You can then combine the PV panels in a series, which is called an array. </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Secondly, you cannot actually make your own PV panels. They required specialist materials and chemicals and are produced under laboratory conditions.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">However,</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">you CAN obtain solar panels at very low cost with a little initiative</span>.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Ebay is a good option for cheap panels and you can often find boxes of slightly broken panels, which for our purposes can be repaired and re-used to make your solar array. This is explained in the <a href="http://himore.earth4.hop.clickbank.net/">Earth4Energy</a> guide.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">FREE solar panels</span></span> can even be obtained if you don't mind making a few phone calls or sending emails. One option is to contact solar equipment manufacturers as they often have old panels which they will simply throw out! What a waste! You can usually find some local companies with a bit of searching on Google, and you'll be surprised that most will give you a positive response - even glad that someone wants to take away what they consider rubbish.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Once you have sourced your solar panels, you need to obtain the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">solar cells</span>. Again, these can be obtained either for free or at very low cost if you know where to look. I'll cover that in my next post, or you can get stuck in by downloading the Earth4Energy guide straight away.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://himore.earth4.hop.clickbank.net/">That's Enough! Let me get started!</a></span></p></div>Geoff Wilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423870381419056035noreply@blogger.com2