Home Solar Power Kits - Generate Electricity at Home
Author: Josh
Make electricity without breaking the bank with do it yourself home solar power kits that show you how to inexpensively build your own generators. Solar electricity is the most abundant form of free electricity on our planet and its easier than you think to tap into this resource.
If your the kind of person who likes to save a buck here and there then you will definitely want to consider home solar power kits. Not only will you save money in the build but future expenses on electricity will be dramatically lower than before. After you finish building your first solar panel it's hard not to want to expand your home power grid to generate more electricity.
After you complete your first panel you will see just how easy it is to do. With the help of do it yourself home solar power kits and materials on hand you will be able to create each panel in a matter of hours.
The government is going to tax carbon (co2), this means that energy production will have to be limited. The power plants will be limited to the amount of carbon that they can create, meaning everyone is going to have to limit their energy usage. If you learn to build your own solar panels with home solar power kits you won't have to worry about being restricted in your power usage.
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can we supply electricity back to main grid?
if we have power generator or solar generator at home, so is it possible to send the extra power supply back to the main electric grid?
I would like some info on Solar panels and Wind Generators…please?
Does anyone own any and would you recommend them? right now i only own solar stake lights and i use them during the summer in my yard. But during the winter i take them out because they don’t charge well.
I live in toronto canada where it snows a lot during the winter, would it even be worth it to buy solar panels? Would they get covered with snow if the were mounted on my roof and get ruined?
I plan on buying some when i purchase my own home.
Any info would be appreciated:)
Are you good with math and sciences? You could go about this two different ways. You could go the more techincal route or you could go the more hands-on route.
If you are more techincal you could look into going into Electrical Engineering. This is not an Easy major so you would have to consider that in most cases this a 4-5 year investment. However you would learn about most of the principles behind how we generate, route, and use electricity. You would also learn the skills needed to design some of your own ideas. If you don’t have 4 years to spend learning. This may not be an option. Electrical Engineering requires you to go through all of the maths… (algebra, trig, Calc 1-3, Differential Equations, etc…) also all of the basic sciences, Chemistry, physics, thermo dynamics, etc.. And then onto your EE courses. Once you have your batchelors degree you can take your EIT (engineer in training) test or equivalent. After a few years experience you can then apply to take the PE (professional Engineer) test which would allow you to design, build, and sign off on projects. (a requirement in most states)
Another route would be to go to a 2 year Tech school for electronics or to be an electrictrian. These would give you a more hands-on knowledge of how physically connect and work on the devices you are interested in. You may not learn how to design a system but you could sure hook one up. This may require you to get an apprenticeship with an established electrician but it would provide good experience.
Is it practical to use solar panels and batteries to run an HHO gas powered car?
I have just purchased an HHO generator which I intend to put on a Tercel. If I put Photovoltaic panels on the roof of the car, and a deep cycle battery in the trunk with a plug-in charger, would it be realistically possible to make a sort of “Home made Hybrid?” Is there a limit to the ratio of HHo to gasoline that I can burn without damaging the valves, etcetera? Anyone out there trying to do something along these lines?
Then you wasted your money. HHO is just a scam that does nothing to help your fuel economy.
I know a few people who use solar in Canada and seem to be pretty happy with it. The snow is not as big of a deal as you might think. The more north you live the more of an angle you have the panels on so the better the snow slides off. Plus they are black in color which heats up and melts the snow and ice pretty fast. Mine do..
Snow and rain will not hurt your solar panels. But if you do get a lot of snow yearly in your area you should mount the panels closer to the ground so you can take broom to the snow if needed.
The colder and the brighter the light the better solar electric works.
Check out this how to. http://www.oynot.com/grid-tie-only-how-to.html to size a system for your home. There is a link on the page to a world solar insolation map so you know how many sun hours you have per day on an avg. Should not take you more then a half hour to get a good idea of what it will cost you and which package system should work.
Good luck on going green and don’t let the Oil and Nuke people bring you down. They are just looseing money when you make your own power and their nuke power plant goes off line and not replaced.
Some one above said solar cost more.. That is not true. I don’t know about other countries but here the cost of living is about 3.5% per year so it is compounded each year. Then there is the rise in fuel cost which is 6.5% per year which will increase. But think about it you are buying 30 years of electric for 34000 dollars. If your electric bill was at current prices 100 dollars a month you would pay 36,000 dollars in 30 years. Now add in the 3.5% cost of living compounded each year for 30 years and the fuel increses . You will pay the public utilie 100,000 in that time frame
EMP effects on Solar Panels and wind generators?
My house runs completely on solar panels and I’ve heard that an EMP weapon “Electro Magnetic pulse” would fry them making them useless. I’ve also heard talk of possibly protecting electronics underground, is this possible? and if so how deep would you have to go? Naturally what’s on your roof would be toasted so what’s underground might be a large supply of solar cells packed away for panel construction later after the threat was gone. Of course if you’re hit again with another EMP you’re screwed right?
Also curious about the effects of an EMP on a wind generator that uses a permanent magnet alternator. I guess if the EMP magnetism was strong enough it could over heat and burn up the wire coils, not really sure of the effect on the permanent magnets.
I’ve read where it can actually magnetize an engine to the point it won’t even move. What steps can we take for our homes to prepare in case of an attack of this sort ?
Not only is it possible, it is encouraged. Many people are now producing individually, much more power on some days than they can use. This not only can be sent back to the power companies, but it can actually give you a credit that can be tapped for high usage days.
I would like to work in the field of alternate energy (sell, install, educate). What should I major in?
My husband and I would like to start a business involving alternate energy. We would like to sell and install wind generators and solar panels in homes, and possibly grow into building eco-friendly homes. My husband wants to do all the business stuff (selling, etc) and I would like to learn more about it from the scientific stand point. The problem is, I’m looking at colleges and I’m not sure what I could major in. I would like to go to Univ. of Oklahoma since I live close by, but looking at their majors, I’m not sure they have anything even close. Anyone have any suggestions?