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if some one can tell me the method of making cheap solar panel he should reply me for help me

The people that are claiming its difficult are refering to building one from scrap. I recently put up a few small ones and will be covering my roof next summer because I’m very satisfied. I used the designs from http://www.solarpanel-kits.com/solar-panel-kits-e and it was fairly simple. Basically it gives you sources for all the cheapest parts and an easy design, you assemble and save a ton of money.

I want to build a solar panel system to run my pool heater and pumps

Build you an 8 foot long box and run water pipe back and forth inside it. Paint the inside black and put a plexiglass front on it. Hook the pipes inline to your filter system output and set it in the sun. Your pump will move the water. Besure to put a bypass in it so you can adjust the water flow. close the valve when it starts getting too hot.

You just saved $2000 dollars.

Where can I find good instructions to build a cheap solar panel on my own?

To build an effective but cheap solar panel, you need some expert advice. It will help you make a complete solar power system for less than $200. It also teaches how to make windmills or wind power generators.

You can find more information: Solar Panel Kits

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I hope this helps!

Well, I am looking for a cheap way on building a solar panel, instead of buying by the manufacturing stores. I would like to stay in the budget up to 1,000 dollars. I want to have Solar Energy for my house because the sun is always shining. Is there a way I can make the Light power some of my house? What would I need? How much time would it take?
Where can I get the items I need?

You have a couple of options.

The first option is to put together a flat plate collector to generate hot water. If you live in a cold climate, you might have to use evacuated tubes and this will probably blow your budget. The hot water could be used as a pre-heater for your existing hot water system. Complete systems for domestic hot water will not likely fit into your budget.

The second option is a small solar panel to generate electricity. In order to fit into you thousand dollar budget, you will need something like this:
1) an 80W panel. This will set you back about $400. You can’t make the solar cells yourself, so it is just as well to buy a complete panel.

2) A small solar charge controller for about $100. This will take the power from the panel and make sure your storage battery is properly charged.

3) An inverter. This will take power from the battery and generate 120 volt AC power (like your wall sockets). A 120W unit will be less than $200.

4) A 12 volt deep cycle battery, perhaps $120.

5) A transfer switch to cut the power when the battery gets discharged and transfer to 120 volt utility power.

You should be able to put it all together for $1000. However, you need to treat this as a hobby. The power you will generate is worth less than $10 a year, and is about enough to power a DSL modem and router (i.e. your internet connection). If it lasts 25 years, your investment (or loss in this case) will be about minus 9%. Of course, the battery won’t last that long, but the other parts could.

The actual power you can generate can be estimated from solar insolation maps. I will post a link below to a few that might help.

Collecting heat is probably more valuable (e.g. using a heat collector rather than a photovoltaic collector for electricity).

You can probably find plans on the internet for do-it-yourself flat plat collectors using plumbing parts, and electronic circuit diagrams for things like solar charge controllers, but I think this will be too complicated for your first project unless you really like tinkering. Buying components and integrating them yourself (figuring out how that get everything interconnected) will be loads of work for you first project.

Don’t be discouraged by the economics. You will learn countless things in the process and knowledge is always a good thing. Someday as prices come down on silicon cells (perhaps a new thin film technology) and evacuated tubes are made by the hundreds of millions you will be able to use your skills to make a much larger and cost effective system.

Have fun.

Hi. I need to build a solar panel for a project. it should be able to light a 60 watt light bulb. also, it should be about 3×3 ft if it is 50% efficient. if anyone knows any websites or can help me, please answer! thanks.

Try buying a simple do it yourself kit with all the instructions – it will save you a lot of time

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I’m doing my science fair project on solar energy and i need to know how to make a solar panel out of household objects. I found a website that said it is possible to build one out of a box, paint, plastic, and aluminum foil but I can’t find out how.

If you are trying to build a solar oven you can get some great ideas and free plans at: Solar Cookers International: http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Solar_cooker_designs

And like the other have said Build it Solar has lots of great solar energy projects: http://www.solarpanel-kits.com/solar-panel-kit

If you are trying to build your own solar panels that is a little more involved and you will need supplies that are not in your home but this can still be done as a do-it-yourself project: http://www.solarpanel-kits.com/solar-panel-kit

Hi. I need to build a solar panel for a project. it should be able to light a 60 watt light bulb. also, it should be about 3×3 ft if it is 50% efficient. if anyone knows any websites or can help me, please answer! thanks.

Making your own photovoltaic (solar electric) panel is a nontrivial matter if you want to get 60 watts out of it.

If this is a science fair project, there are some possible paths that I’d suggest:

1) Make your own cupric oxide panel. With just one square foot, you can harvest perhaps 0.5 mW in bright sun – enough to power a solar calculator;

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2) Buy a panel to light your 60 watt bulb. You could probably get away with a panel that is 6 square feet, but would use a car headlight as the lamp. If you wanted to light a regular household bulb, you would need electronics to step up the voltage, and you would lose a sizeable fraction of the energy just in the conversion.

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3) Buy broken solar cell pieces, or individual solar cells, and solder them together into your own panel. This is a LOT of trouble, and is a finicky process to get working and keep working. And it may not end up being cheaper than buying a ready-made panel. But you can claim that you made it!

By the way, crystalline silicon panels are in the ballpark of 15% efficient, and a 3′ x 3′ one would produce in the neighborhood of 120 watts.

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