Here are the guidelines on how to make the solar energy in your house yourself. If you want to have detailed information on building the solar panels at your home you can follow this link: http://solar-panel-sfor-home.com
The materials needed for the panels are actually quiet basic and it’s easy to find them in any market, specialized hardware shops, you can also get them on Ebay or Amazon. These are the things you’ll need:
drill, screwdriver, saw
wire strippers, wire cutters, a soldering iron
To build a solar system you are going to need solar cells which you can buy for about £1 per watt. It’s not hard to expect that the prices of solar cells are going to decrease and become more affordable over time; before the prices would vary at around £2-3 per watt. Preferably if you can buy solar cells, you should buy them with tabs attached already. It will be more convenient to make a panel from tabbed cells as it will save you work on glueing down the cells.
To build the panel you will need to make a container to hold the cells in it. It can be made from any material you like, while the easiest way is to use wood. You will need to decide the length and width of the box and make a substrate for the cells.
While wiring the cells, if you are using batteries for the solar panel, it’s always advised to solder them on a diode so that the power flows in one direction. It will prevent the power that was stored during the day to flow backwards into the solar panel. However, if you are not planning to connect your solar panel directly to the batteries and use a charge controller you will not need a diode. To attach the cells you can use silicone caulk. Just make sure you put enough caulk in each cell and let them dry for some time.
You should screw a hole in your container to put the wires through and then glue the wired cells with the substrate of the box. Finally you can attach plexiglass on the top of your container. You might also need to solder a connector on to the wires, which you decide on depending on the device you want your solar panel to connect to.
Finally your solar panel is ready! So, these were simple guides on making your own solar panel. It will be great if people leave their comments and maybe share their experience with installing solar system at their homes.
Here is a useful link I found on internet while I was doing my own research on solar panels:
http://bestproductswebsite.com/goinggreen/
