How to Make Solar Panels

by Jeff on April 7, 2010

Solar panels produce electricity-using wavelengths of light. All you need is a direct sunlight for it to work in the best way possible. If you use a PV system, you will also need to buy inverters to convert the DC to AC. Use the AC power that is interfaced in the grid. With that in mind, this article will provide instructions on how to make solar panels.

There are different ways of building solar panels. You can get everything you need from most kits. Most solar kits will include a soldering iron, solder, tabbing and flux along with the solar cells. By having kits in installing your solar panels, you only need to follow the instructions in it. If you want to save money, then do it yourself.

Using solar panels provides many benefits. It is emission free, doesn’t pollute the environment—very eco-friendly. You will reduce your electricity bills and thus save money. You will recover the costs of buying the kit rather quickly.

Solar Panels Will Save You Money

Cut a rectangular like shape of copper that will fit the size of a burner. Make sure the copper is clean. Wash your hands thoroughly as well. Place the clean piece of copper in the burner.

When the copper heats up you will notice a reddish pattern forming. As the copper heats up it loses it orange and red colors and turns black. As the copper will completely lost any trace of color, cook it up for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes of heating the copper, turn off the burner and let it cool slowly on its own. The black oxide will fall off at different times.

After the copper has cooled, you can scrub it under running water to remove the oxide. While washing it, do not remove the red cuprous oxide that has been created during the burning process. You should now cut another piece of copper with the same size and clip it on a jar, adjacent to each other. Take note to place the coppers without touching each other.

Connect the cuprous oxide copper to the negative terminal of the meter and the clean copper to the positive terminal of the meter. Mix water and salt—dissolving the salt in hot tap water, enough to make it the cover the bottom of copper plates, but avoiding the clips to becoming wet. Then place your homemade solar panels under the heat of the sun and see the meter jump, which will reflect the current it gets from the sun.

Now that you have the basics of how to make solar panels, will you take action?


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