Easy Solar Panel

Free Instruction For Home Made Solar Panels

Learning how to build your own solar panel is actually quite simple, theeasysolarpanel.com has decided to provide some simple free instructions to home made solar panels. All you need is a few basic skills. Start by getting together your tools and parts. You will need the following tools:

• Saw for cutting

• plywood

• Soldering iron gun

• Paint brush

• Rosin flux pen

• Wire cutters

• Screwdriver

• Caulking gun

• Volt meter

• Plexiglass cutters
  Drill

You will also need the following parts:

• Plywood sheeting

• Plexiglass

• Tin wire

• Solder

• Silicon caulk

• UV-ray protective varnish

• Solar Cells

It takes about 80 solar cells to produce about 100 watts of electrical power. Use your volt meter to test the solar cells and make a record of the voltage each one produces. To charge an 18 volt battery, you’d need a panel with 36 solar cells producing .5 volts each

Figure out how much power you need from each of the solar panels you’ll be building, and remember that you will need more solar cells in areas that do not get a lot of direct sun. Cut your plywood to the dimensions big enough to fit the number of solar cells which will be on each panel.

When all your plywood is cut, use your paintbrush to apply the UV-ray protective varnish. Start working on the solar cells while you’re waiting on the varnish to dry.

Use your Rosin flux pen to apply flux to the bus strips on the solar cells. This will ensure that when you solder your tab ribbons to the solar cells, they’ll adhere completely, and your wiring will be connected the right way. Then connect the solar cells to each other.

When all the cells of the solar panel have been connected, use a very small amount of silicon and affix them securely to your plywood panel. You will have two unattached wires hanging from the connected solar cells, requiring that you drill two holes in the plywood and feed the wires through them. Seal any left over gaps around the holes with silicon.

Then you’ll make a “frame” for the panel. You need to cover the solar cells with Plexiglas. Adhere the frame to the plywood with more silicon and wood screws, to make sure that it’s waterproof. Then secure the Plexiglas to the frame, first with silicon and then with the screws. Be sure to drill the screw holes into the Plexiglas before attaching it to the frame or it could possible crack.

Check every inch of your solar panel for gaps which could allow moisture to penetrate it. If you find any, even if they’re tiny, seal them with your silicon. Keep in mind, however, that even as tightly as you‘ve sealed it, moisture can still accumulate in the panel’s interior. The last thing you’ll do is drill a small hole close to the bottom of the panel but away from all the wiring. This will allow air in to the panel to keep moisture from building up. By placing the hole at the bottom of the panel, you will also keep rain from collecting inside!

If you follow these simple steps you can build a solar panel.