DIY Solar Panel Kits

I need to slash my energy bills, go off the grid and say goodbye to the electric company! I’ve had it with these high energy bills. Buying solar panels and wind generators, or hiring someone to build and install these energy sources can cost thousands. I would like an easy step by step method on making homemade solar panels and/or homemade wind generators for off grid living and going green. I would like to learn how to do it myself and not spend a lot of money. Please provide a method on the internet on how I can make home energy and slash my energy bills.

Yes, getting off the grid is great considering the thousands you can save yearly on energy costs and with this recession, you can spend the money saved on more important things. You can make quality solar panels and wind generators yourself for well under $200 each. Go for it! I did. I came across this website, http://www.homemadeenergy.org/index_tr.php?hop=webpros7, and was able to get easy step-by-step instructions on how to build my own solar and wind power system for under $200! Got all the supplies from the hardware store and had fun building them too. Now I’m off the grid and saving big time! Big thanks to that website.

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I read and came across all these websites, are they for real and how reliable is it?

There’s no way that "home built" system that will generate enough power to run your home "off the grid". That’s all hogwash! No wind = no electricity generated. No sun = no electricity generated.

I’m looking into a grid tie solar system. I’m still working out the math for my home. They are expensive ($20k - $50k) before tax credits, but they have been designed by engineers, not back yard, shade tree wanna-be engineers. They will put power into the grid during the day (making your meter run backwards) and you’ll draw the power back at night (when there’s no sun). This is perfectly legal. It must be installed by power company approved techs. That’s how power companies are going to meet their "green energy" mandates for the future. You’ll generate power for the power company and get paid wholesale prices for it (during the day). But you’ll buy it back at retail (at night)

Is there companies that sell complete solar kits (solar panels, inverters, regulators etc) but excluding the batteries and excluding installation?
The inverter needs to provide 220V and not 110V (or both) and the company needs to be willing to export.
The inverter needs to be between 5000kva and 7000kva and I need between 2000W and 3000W worth of solar panels.
Thanks.
Is there companies that sell complete solar kits (solar panels, inverters, regulators etc) but excluding the batteries and excluding installation?
The inverter needs to provide 220V and not 110V (or both) and the company needs to be willing to export.
The inverter needs to be between 5000kva and 7000kva and I need between 2000W and 3000W worth of solar panels.
Thanks.

Places like partsonsale.com have kits, but understand that you will probably want to optimize a kit for each individual install. It is the normal practice not to have batteries, and to wire for 220V, even in the US.

What country is the export to? Might it be more economical to buy separate parts from a distributor?

I want to go green and learn how to make a solar panel. I have always thought of going green, and this is one way I would like to start. Does anyone know some websites that can guide me. Thanks.

Go green. It’s nice that you are trying to be conscious of the environment. I had to do a
project for a class and I learned how to build a solar panel from http://mybuyweb.com/resources.html

They helped a lot and I learned a great deal of stuff to help make this place a little greener.

Have anyone tried the Green DIY Energy guide? I want to build my own solar panels and just wonder if the GreenDIYEnergy guide can really teach you how to do it by your own.
If someone bought and tried Green DIY Energy please let me know if you find this guide useful for you.
Thanks a lot!

Green DIY Energy works.

The solar panels you make don’t last very long, but they’re cheap to make. If you don’t want to go through all that trouble making solar panels, you should just buy some solar panels.

Has anyone had any experience building their own solar panels for home use? I have seen on the news lately that people are utilizing solar panels to power their hot water heaters to save on their power bill.

I found an interesting article that describes utilizing solar power in the home. You can read it here http://ezinearticles.com/?Make-Your-Own-Solar-Panels—Eliminate-Your-Power-Bill&id=3262731. It’s a pretty basic article that gives you the gist of it.

I have 46 3×6 cells at .5V by 2.8A. I could make a 36cell panel wired in series for 18V. However, I would like to wire 32cells in series for 16V & connenct the remaining 14cells in parallel to up my amps. Would the solar cells take this? would it work?

The strings should be of equal length before connecting in parallel. so you have only one choice, since 46 divides into 23 and 2, you can use two strings of 23 each or 23 strings of 2 each. 23 cells is 12 volts. Other connections will waste power.

Look at it like connecting batteries in parallel.

If you do use series/parallel strings, it’s best to use diodes in series with each string. That wastes a bit of power but allows the array to operate if part of it is in the shade.

You could connect two unequal sized strings in parallel if you use diodes, but the only one delivering power would be the longer string, unless it gets shade enough to lower it’s voltage so the other string can take over.

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