| If you want to build your own solar power system but | | | | electrical DIY projects before should know that building |
| do not know where or how to start, you need to have | | | | a power generator entails many considerations and |
| someone or something to guide you along. Although | | | | calculations on the current and voltage requirements. It |
| there are lots of books written on DIY system to | | | | is not as simple as Lego where you simply fix the |
| generate electricity from solar energy, not many | | | | pieces together and hope that it works. The guide |
| actually brings you through the detailed steps to building | | | | should have all these details. |
| one on your own. What the majority of guides do is | | | | 4. Tracking of the amount of energy the system is |
| give people tons of general information with no specific | | | | producing and storage of excess electrical energy. For |
| steps to get you started. Therefore, it is important that | | | | such a system to be complete, you need some sort |
| you go for a guide that is so simple to follow even for | | | | of method to measure the amount of electricity you |
| a DIY novice. Here we look at the topics that should | | | | are producing. Since you will not be using all the |
| be covered to enable you to build your own solar | | | | electricity you need all the time, there will be some |
| power system. | | | | excess and it is important to store it for later use |
| Essential topics you need to build your own solar | | | | especially at night when the sunlight is not present. |
| power system: | | | | Optional topics that may be useful: |
| 1. Overview of how the solar energy system works. | | | | 1. How to design off-grid and on-grid system. Designing |
| This will include different components that are used in | | | | an on-grid system enables home owners to contribute |
| the system as well as their functions. | | | | electricity to everyone else on the same grid. In certain |
| 2. Sourcing of components. Before you even start to | | | | states of US, the energy companies will compensate |
| think about how to build your own solar power system, | | | | these homes in monetary reward for doing so. Off-grid |
| the components required for the project has to be | | | | system on the other hand, encompasses topics like |
| ready. A good guide will provide useful information on | | | | how to build your own solar power system that you |
| how one can obtain the parts easily at the lowest | | | | can bring along everywhere you go, like camping for |
| costs. In fact, I know of a guide that gives you tips of | | | | example. |
| getting the necessary hardware for less than $200. | | | | 2. Building a wind turbine to generate electricity. Some |
| Read on to find out more. | | | | guides provide this information which is also very |
| 3. Step-by-step instructions of how to build your own | | | | useful. |
| solar power system. Those of you who have done | | | | |