Solar Power Generator –Learn How To Make Solar Power Generator
Author: N Jamal
Did someone ever ask you why it’s necessary to use or make a solar power generator? A person who is being asked this question will simply answer that they don’t really need to. It’s difficult to make and besides it’s expensive. Furthermore, there is already a lot of electrical energy accessible that is being sold by electric companies, Correct?
One of the primary reasons for generating solar power is the ever escalating cost of conventional energy. Due to the fact that more and more people use conventional energy which when coupled with diminishing sources of fossil fuels, the monthly electricity bills are enough to burn a hole in one's pocket. Moreover, when electric companies can’t cope up with the supply v/s demand ratio, continuing blackouts occur.
The second reason for obtaining this sort of technology is the frightening threat of global warming. Most of the electricity used is generated from fossil fuels, which is a key donor of increasingly high levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases present in the atmosphere that is virtually threatening the life on our planet and pushing it on the verge of extinction. Moreover, fossil fuel is a non-renewable source of energy, that is once finished its gone forever thus its just about time for us now to look for renewable sources of energy.
Lastly, a highly widespread myth doing rounds in the society is that using solar power is costly. We should understand that it’s no longer costly but very much affordable for the common man. Now it has become easier than ever before to tap this technology for using at home. It’s a thing of past when only government or big organizations had it but now it’s available for everyone to benefit from. We need to make our own solar power generator to do our bit to help preserving the environment. We must do it for our children and their future generations to make earth’s environment a better place to live in.
To make your own solar power generator you can take advantage of several DIY guides available online that will show the exact steps that you need to follow. All the required raw materials will be readily available at the local hardware or electric store and very affordable for you. Try to go for a guide that has videos included with it and if they have an online forum where you can chat with other DIY enthusiasts then it would be an added advantage.
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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?
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)?
Do they make solar power generators?My husband says it’s impossible!?
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
Yes, there are photovoltaic solar panels which convert the sun’s radiation directly into electricity. This technology is over 100 years old.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic#Overview
There is also concentrated solar thermal energy, which concentrates the heat of the sun onto a small area. This heats a fluid and causes it to expand, which drives a turbine, similar to most other forms of power generation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_Solar_Power
Again, another very old technology. Your husband clearly has no idea what he’s talking about.
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
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