DIY Solar Power House

A Solar Power System How To Guide

This solar how to article will discuss each piece of a solar power system, talk about what it does and how it fits into the system as a whole.  Every piece does a particular job, though you don’t have to include every piece in every solar system.  A standard solar power system produces electricity, stores the electricity using batteries to be used later and then changes the DC electricity from the battery to the same type of AC electricity that comes out of the wall sockets in your house.

Solar Panels

The first part of a solar power system is the solar panels, which generate electricity using energy from the sun.  Electrons are knocked loose from a layer of silicon after being hit by photons from sunlight.  The electrons are sent through wires and become electricity.  Many solar cells, each of which generates about one half volt are put together to make a single solar panel.  By putting together the proper number of solar cells, any voltage you need can be generated.  You can actually build a solar panel and produce your own free electricity fairly cheaply and easily.  If you’re interested in reading about how to build your own solar panel, take a look at DIY Solar Panel

Charge Controller

This component charges the batteries using the power produced by the solar panels. The electricity going to the batteries is regulated by the charge controller. As the batteries get close to fully charged, it slowly reduces the power sent to the batteries to make sure the batteries don’t overcharge. After the batteries are fully charged, it will also “top off” the batteries if the batteries fall below full charge to make sure the batteries remain fully charged. For a more detailed discussion about charge controllers, check out Solar Charge Controllers

Batteries

The majority of solar power systems use 12 volt batteries like you find in your car.  Sealed lead acid are the most common type.  These batteries are rugged, cheap and easy to find.  The only potential downside is weight, but it isn’t really much of a problem since you aren’t going to be moving the batteries around.  You often can obtain batteries from surplus computer UPS systems for cheap or even free.

Power Inverter

The appliances in your house use 120v Alternating Current (AC), but the batteries in a solar power system use 12v Direct Current (Dc).  The power inverter will transform the DC electricity from the batteries into the AC power that your appliances require.  There are two types of power inverter:  Modified Sine Wave (MSW) and True Sine Wave (TSW).  Of the two, TSW is the better one because it exactly matches the electricity that comes from the sockets in your home.  TSW inverters cost more than MSW, but it is generally worth it in the long run to pay more for a TSW inverter.

Complete Solar Power System

Now we will put all the pieces together into a complete system.  The roof is where the solar panels are generally mounted.  Wires are used to connect the solar panels together and then deliver the electricity to the charge controller.    The batteries are charged by the charge controller with the power coming from the solar panels.  The power from the charge controller is stored in the batteries all day while sunlight is hitting the solar panels.  When an appliance like a TV, or lights or a computer needs electricity, the power inverter converts the power from the batteries in to standard 120v AC electricity  and that power is delivered to the appliance.  This type of system can be big enough to power your whole house or small enough to power just a single appliance.

If you’re interested in how much it would cost for enough solar panels to power your whole house, see this guide to Cost of Solar Panels

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