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Archive for October, 2008
Sneek Peak at Earth For Energy E-book Here!
By admin in Home Solar Panel
Oct
22
Why did I make my own home solar panel?
By admin in Home Solar Panel
Oct
11
The quick answer is because I am really cheap!
I’d really like to say that I am looking to save the planet. But honestly, the real reason that I started to do research on installing my own solar panels is because I was looking for different ways to save money.
I looked at my monthly expenses to see what was gobbling up most of my money. I cut out a few expenses that I thought were frivolous. I cut my satellite radio, my subscription to Men’s Health, and my monthly tanning bill (just kidding). After cutting out a few things I was saving 20-30 dollars a month. That wasn’t really going to cut it. When I looked at the things I could somewhat control, I looked at my electricity bill and my water bill.
I started out by doing the things that most people so in order to save electricity and water. I made sure the lights were off in empty rooms, I turned off my computer monitor when it wasn’t in use. I cut back watering my lawn every day to every other day. I turned off the water when I was brushing my teeth. These things helped out a little but I was starting to get kind of addicted to cutting my expenses.
I looked into putting huge solar panels on top of my house but it was so expensive to get installed so I had to keep researching.
Then I came across a website called Earth4Energy. It said that it could teach me how to make my own home solar panel for less than $200! Being somewhat skeptical like most people I kept looking. But after doing a bit of research on solar panels, making my own home solar panel seemed like the most viable option.
So I figured what the hell and downloaded the e-book. To my amazement the book did just what the website said that it would do. It showed me step by step on how to make my own home solar panel. It tells you how to configure it and where to get the parts.
I started using my own electricity to power energy hogs like my refrigerator, my computer and my 55 inch plasma TV. My electricity bill went from well over a hundred dollars down to a manageable $33 on average. This book even shows you how to plug your electricity into your main power grid so you can even get money back from the electricity company if you produce more than you take.
I suggest you check out this website and see it for your self.
Do it to save the world!!!
Or just do it because you are a cheap ass like me!
By admin in Uncategorized
Oct
30
Parts Needed to Make Your Own Home Solar Panel
By admin in Solar Panel Parts
Oct
30
Many people think that it is impossible to make their own solar panel at home. The truth is that it is not that difficult to do. You can even produce them for under $200!
Here is a list of parts need to make your own home solar panel and produce enough electricity to power your own house hold loads.
1. Energy Source- Solar Panels (12 V is fine)
2. Charge Controller
3. Battery
4. Inverter
This type of system is used to run household loads directly off the inverter.
Here is a description of the parts needed:
PV panels
Otherwise known as solar panels they are a solar-electric system’s defining component. PV panels capture the sunlight and create direct current (DC) electricity.
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.
Charge Controller
A charge controller will drastically increase the life of your battery. This unit will protect the batter from being overcharged. When the battery bank is fully charged, the charge controller will interrupt the charging process. Some charge controllers also stop the battery from discharging at night time.
Deep Cycle Battery
This is the type of battery you should use in your system. This is what will store all of the energy produced by your PV panels. A great source of free deep cycle batteries from is old golf carts of forklifts.
Inverter
The inverter is what turns the direct current (DC) into alternating current (AC). AC is what most of your household appliances use.
Using these four simple parts you can make enough electricity to run your household appliances off of and rid yourself of that annoying electric bill.
How to Make a Solar Panel
By admin in Uncategorized
Oct
20
Here is a interesting video from youtube about making solar panels.
Check it out.
