Full Solar Setup

This video from 2012 shows my initial setup of my building for solar.

Full solar setup.

Day by day the price of the solar panel falls gradually. The system also provides enough energy to charge several small power tools run our home sound system and amazingly power a full size chest refrigerator year round. Investing in a solar power system is easier today than ever before. This is because the majority of solar panel systems have no moving parts.

So i write this instructable to get all the components of your solar system separately and assemble it all by yourself yo. The power system and number of solar panels are customized to your home and its needs. Full sunlight for solar panels is considered to be about 5 hours of direct sunlight a day. Diy off grid solar system.

Advantages of solar power. The windynation complete 400w rv solar panel kit is a full scale solution for your mobile off grid power needs. Install your solar panels on your roof or in your yard. Solar system parts list sponsored links.

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. It will include some of the things i got right and the things i got. It includes a 1500w power inverter needed to run appliances off a 12v battery and you can add a 300ah or 400ah 12v battery to the kit when ordering not included by default. Our returns as you described well are more than monetary but the payback time will be around 63 months.

A solar panel on the roof with a few wires leading to a small battery bank powers my laptop and a radio mounted on a tree for receiving the wireless broadband signal. 5 minutes once solar panels are set up on a property they ve relatively maintenance free. Avoid spots that are shaded by things like trees or other buildings. The setup is upgraded now.

By going diy we were able to install the same size system 7 5kw that we were quoted over 30k for by a full service solar company. But still installation of a complete off grid solar system is costly. During your free in home consultation the home depot s local solar power installer will clearly explain the installation process and how easy it is for you to go.