How To Setup Solar Panels For Home

There are two types of solar cells available in market mono crystalline solar panels and poly crystalline solar panels.

How to setup solar panels for home.

This instructable will show you everything you need to put together a pretty good sized electric solar panel system. It will include some of the things i got right and the things i got. A dc disconnect which disconnects the dc current between the solar panels and the inverter and the ac disconnect which will disconnect your inverter from the grid with grid tied systems. Working with solar energy can be safe as long as the voltages and currents you are working with are well below 50 volts and 1 ma.

As solar panels bring in more watts they become bigger in size. For this setup we need 2 nos of 250 watts 24v panels. 2 x 250 watts panel 500 watts. Make sure each array of solar panels you do has the exact same solar panels to ensure proper fitment across the entire array.

A system s size and your home s current energy consumption patterns also influence the installation costs and long term energy savings of solar panels. The cost of getting a residential solar power system installed will vary based on where you live and the region s number of peak sun hours. This instructable will tell you how i went about building a 12v solar setup to run my air cooler during our hot summer and a 12v 120 litre fridge freezer during the cooler months. Solar panel setups should also have a disconnect switch that will turn off the solar panel system.

But solar energy systems can contain high dc voltages within the networked solar panels and high ac voltages within the inverter there is simply no room for mistakes when working with high voltages especially where high currents are present. The measurements here will vary depending on the size of the solar panels you ll be installing. About 4 solar panels will generate 1 kilowatt of solar energy and take up 100 sq ft 9 3 m 2 of space. In fact many solar panel systems have two disconnect switches.

Things you will need. Cable cutters red electrical tape screwdriver. Solar panels charge controller battery charger 2 awg cable at least one 12 volt marine deep cycle battery mechanical lugs 1 power inverter 1 rubbermaid tote or other container 1 battery charger tools.