How To Make A Solar Power Generator – The Truth Is You Can Make One For Less Than 0!
Author: Thomas Hussey
If you want to know how to make a solar power generator for less than 0, then please pay close attention…
We don't have to pay thousands of dollars for a solar panel – with the right tools and materials; anyone can build a panel right at home!
Before I successfully build my first solar generator, I trawled the internet for hour on end trying to search for the most precise and user-friendly instructions…
But the ones I came across are either too complex or just plain simplistic.
Have you ever experienced this before? Searching online for hours and finding not one single decently made DIY solar guide?
Look, we don't have put up with this anymore! I finally learned how to make a solar power generator all because of this one particular DIY guide.
Their videos are extremely detailed and easy to follow along. I never knew it was possible to make a solar power generator for less than 200 bucks!
Here's the actual cost breakdown:
Plywood panel –
Solar cells- Purchased from eBay for
Plexiglass -
Steel screws -
Wire –
Silicon sealant – per tube
Paint –
Solder -
Blocking Diodes -
Wood for panel border -
Professional step-by-step videos + manuals =
There you go! The total cost was just 6!
Now bear in mind that should you decide to build a second solar generator, you can write off the cost of video + manual instructions from the total amount.
This means that future project should cost you no more than 6! The most important key consideration here is to learn how to source inexpensive cells online. I use eBay all the time!
Believe me; by using the right DIY guide, you will be streets ahead when it comes to learning how to make a solar power generator!
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How can I make a cheap portable solar powered generator?
I need to know about the parts needed to make a solar power generator and also the instruction on how to make it?
solar power?
I want to make a solar power generator for ac use not dc use, how long will it last if iam running a total of 1600 watts ? I was planning on making one with 8 batteries.
thanks
any websites that explain this would be greatly appreciated.
Opinion:Is the better example of solar power(1) use a collector to make a steam powered generator or(2) use…
direct sunlight to make electricity(which is usually produced electromechanically by the way)?
how can you make a wind powered generator with solar panels as back up?
I am in the process of building a wind powered generator and I want to put on some solar panels on it as a back up source of energy. So pleas HELP!!!!!!
how can you make a solar power generator from aluminum pop cans?
HI… REALLY A VERY GOOD QUESTION…..
Using parts easily available from your local stores, you can make a small solar power generator for $250 to $300. Great for power failures and life outside the power grid. Power your computer, modem, vcr, tv, cameras, lights, or DC appliances anywhere you go. Use in cabins, boats, tents, archaeological digs, or while travelling throughout the third world. Have one in the office store room in case of power failures in your highrise. I keep mine in my bedroom where it powers my cd player, turntable, lights, modem, laptop, and (ahem) a back massager. I run a line out the window to an 8″ x 24″ panel on the roof.
1. Buy yourself a small solar panel. For about $100 you should be able to get one rated at 12 volts or better (look for 16 volts) at an RV or marine supplies store.
2. Buy yourself a battery. Get any size deep cycle 12 volt lead/acid or gel battery. You need the deep cycle battery for continuous use. The kind in your car is a cranking battery–just for starting an engine. Look for bargains, it should cost about $50-60.
3. Get a battery box to put it in for $10. (This is good for covering up the exposed terminals in case there are children about If you going to install the system in a pump shed, cabin, or boat, skip this.)
3. Buy a 12 volt DC meter. Radio Shack has them for about $25.
4. Buy a DC input. I like the triple inlet model which you can find at a car parts store in the cigarette lighter parts section for about $10. This is enough to power DC appliances, and there are many commercially available, like fans, one-pint water boilers, lights, hair dryers, baby bottle warmers, and vacuum cleaners. Many cassette players, answering machines, and other electrical appliances are DC already and with the right cable will run straight off the box.
5. But if you want to run AC appliances, you will have to invest in an inverter. This will convert the stored DC power in the battery into AC power for most of your household appliances. I bought a 115 volt 140 watt inverter made by Power-to-Go at Pep Boys for $50. More powerful inverters are available by mail. Count up the number of watts you’ll be using (e.g., a small color television(=60 watts) with a VCR(=22 watts), you’ll need 82 watts).
6. Use a drill to attach the meter and DC input to the top of the box.
7. Use insulated wire to attach the meter to the wingnut terminals on the battery. Connect the negative (-) pole first. Only handle one wire at a time. Connect the DC inlet to the battery in the same way. Connect the solar panel to the battery in the same way
8. Close the lid (I use a bungee cord to keep it tight). Put the solar panel in the sun. It takes 5-8 hours to charge a dead battery; 1-3 hours to top off a weak one. It will run radios, fans, and small wattage lights all night, or give you about 5 hours of continuous use at 115 volt AC, or about an hour boiling water. This system may be added on to with larger panels, inverters, and batteries.
Options: A pop-up circuit breaker may be added between the positive treminal and the volt meter. Some of you will want an ampmeter as well. The panels I recommend have built-in bypass diodes, but I recommend charge controllers for people who have panels without diodes. Another option is a voltage regulator, which is not necessary for a system this small, but a larger system would require one.
http://www.rain.org/~philfear/how2solar.html
Solar Panels Part of Generator
In very simplified terms, a solar generator works by converting solar energy into electrical energy. This energy can then be used to do such things as power lighting, heat water, and run the TV. The generator consists of solar panels (which must be placed where they will receive the most possible sunlight,) a deep cycle battery for continuous use, and an inverter.
Building Your Own Solar Panels.
Amazingly enough the theory of recycling used pop cans to make a form of renewable energy through solar panels creating yet another brilliant source of solar heat, does exist. A gentleman from Newfoundland has come up with this genius plan for harvesting solar heat by recycling the old cans. The solution that he has come up with is not a difficult construction, yet is strong and durable. Quite an attractive unit.
Here is the video that shows the inventor from Newfoundland and his pop can solar heat.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Solar-Heat-From-Pop-Cans
Comment:
“This system really does work and it works good. To improve upon it would be to fill the cans with dry sand and you would now have bio-mass that will hold the heat after the sun goes down. Adding the sand will also create more heat for heating water by raising the temperature. I have used this system to heat a 24ft above ground swimming pool. Find a small solar panel and a deep cycle battery to run the pump and pay the electric company nothing.”
Another Solar Panel Design
Passive solar is just so easy, it’s a wonder we don’t all do it. Right now, in my little basement office in Montana, I could use a little heating up. And, with a few 2x4s and a bunch of aluminum soda cans, it turns out I can have my own passive solar heater without much work.
A clever DIYer, Daniel Strohl, painted some aluminum cans black, drilled some holes in the cans, stacked them, and then put them in a box and, voila, air coming out of the box was fifteen degrees warmer than air going into the box. He then pumped the warm air directly into his garage. And with just a little bit more work, this exact same design could be a passive water heater.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/pop_can_solar_p.php
Only the future can tell us.
What I can tell you know is that the photovoltaic (direct conversion) industry is already powerful and growing fast with rapidly decreasing costs.
On the other hand, solar thermal power generation (e.g. concentrated solar power and others) claims it can compete in price with coal after only its 20th large scale plant !!!
Hi, This is a good question and I have your answer, This is a very simple thing to do you can buy all your materials in any store as simple as using a 6″ PVC Tube to make the blades for your wind generator. E-bay has a lot of DC Generators that are good to use as a wind generator. I bought a guide named earth4energy and they show how to make a wind generator in 3 simple steps. You can find this guide at : http://www.greenproductsolutionpr.com and also a lot of information about renewable energy.
Steps to make a wind generator :
Definitions:
Generator:
This wind turbine transforms wind power into electricity, with the use of an A DC Motor that generates the power to spin the blades,
Options include:
Electric lawn mower motors that have been recycled.
All motors made by Ametek.
Alternators with a permanent magnet (car alternators).
In order to find a DC motor you can check eBay, or look for inexpensive power tools. Drills, screwdrivers and other tools are a great way to find inexpensive DC motors although they do not generate much energy they are great for smaller projects. A great DC motor/generator is the Ametek 30VDC as pictured below. I purchased this DC motor for about $50 from ebay.
http://www.earth4energy.com/recommends/ebay-ametekwindgenerators.php
Blades:
building PVC blades from an old pipe please watch our instruction video from the members page.
Acquire a 6-inch wide, 24-inch long PVC pipe.
Quarter the piece of pipe around its circumference, cutting it lengthwise into four pieces (diagram on the next page).
This is only a preview of the step-step guide that they include in their package for more information please visit : http://www.greenproductsolutionpr.com
I can share with you more information because is a copyright information
The question is not too clear, as solar chargers are in fact d/c power as is the batteries they charge. To get a/c power from the system you will need an “inverter”, and they come in various sizes, watts that is.
The amount of time will also depend on the batteries used, as they are all not the same. Reserve amps will be the determining factor to look at.
There is a formula published by the makers of these inverters that will give approximate running times, and most can be found through Google under the manufacturers brand name.