Posts Tagged ‘DIY’
DIY – Home Solar Hybrid – Standalone – Grid Tie – Done!!
Well, I think I’ve finally finished my home solar project. After doing a lot of reading, I believe I have an otherwise decent and safe system. I tried to design it around the NEC’s Article 690 as much as “practical”. I’ve added additional components, and changed a few things around. It’s been an enjoyable and worthwhile learning experience. I read “free” books on design, operation & maintenance, and safety, along with referencing the National Electrical Code in relation to PV systems. After playing with my new Grid Tie inverter, I’m convinced that it’s a good addition to any system that produces 500+ Watts of power. My system is not the best and my way is not the only way to implement a home system, but I hope my ideas helps someone along the way. For those that wish to truly learn about Stand-Alone PV system design etc, the following are excellent free books I downloaded and used:
1.) Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems – (by Sandia National Labs)
2.) Maintenance And Operation of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems (Sandia)
3.) Working Safely with Photovoltaic Systems (Sandia National Labs)
4.) Photovoltaic Power Systems And the 2005 NEC: Suggested Practices
Simply google the titles and download the pdf’s, and your good to go. Good Fortune, and have fun.
Latest Diagram:
http://dc112.4shared.com/download/A6SLzT-k/24Volt_Solar_Hybrid_StandAlone.jpeg
Other useful links;
http://photovoltaics.sandia.gov/docs/PDF/Stand%20Alone.pdf
http://photovoltaics.sandia.gov/docs/PDF/98TLREF13.pdf
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DIY SOLAR POWERED GENERATOR BACK-UP BATTERY FREE POWER FREE ENERGY SYSTEM PART 2
http://SolaroEnergy.com
1-888-355-5SUN
Solaro Energy – Solar Powered Generator description and installation video- This system is a professional Solar Powered stand by power generation and storage system.
Duration : 0:9:22
PV Solar system part one the battery bank
I have started building my battery bank that I will be charging with my solar panels. I may be working backwards but because the batteries were available and free I decided to start there.
This is four out of the eight batteries I will be using in the bank. I am putting them all in as a twelve volt system so the batteries will be in parallel. I have been debating on running this as twelve volts or twenty four volts so I will start with twelve and switch over to twenty four if it is a better solution.
Duration : 0:4:24
Solar Powered Kindle – Part 16: Testing a simple charging circuit
Back to basics….testing a simple circuit….
Equipment used:
CIGS thin film solar panel
Amazon Kindle DX
Digital Storage Oscilloscope DSO1042CML
Supercapacitors
NDL1205SC DC to DC converter
FRS1-S 12 Volt relay
Brymen TBM 867 / BM867 dual display digital multimeter
Fluke 115 digital multimeter
Fluke 287 / 289 digital multimeter with data logging
Thurlby Thandar Instruments Precision Linear 30V 3A variable power supply
NDL1205SC DC to DC converter
Solderless breadboard
ISO-TECH IDM207 40000 count true rms bench digital multimeter
Duration : 0:6:50
Home Solar Panel Setup
My solar panels are finally fully installed and ready to be shown off!
Duration : 0:9:46
How To Charge Batteries Using A Solar Garden Light
charge batteris with solar garden light.I frequent a blog http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/ I’ve picked up some extremely valuable info and advice over there and this one resulted in an experiment I tried my self. It never dawned on me that the 4 buck solar garden lights that walmart sells,have rechargeable batteries un them. AA,s no less. It was a poster named “riverrider” that told me about this and sure enough when I went to the garden dept. In wallworld to find these.I popped one open and its a common rechargeable AA battery. It’s a great thing to know that,in the event of no electricity,you can still charge a battery with something as simple as a chinamart solar garden light. In the language of my childhood locale,it’s wicked cool!!!
Duration : 0:7:25
Living room and kitchen LED lighting using solar batteries.
Wiring setup of my LED lighting. I used 12/3 wire to bring power from my 12 volt battery bank to power up the LED lights. I used 3x one watt, 2x five watts for lighting in the living room and one watt and ten watts for the kitchen.
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HOW TO ASSEMBLE A SIMPLE 60 WATT SOLAR KIT PART 1 OF 2
THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF HOW TO ASSEMBLE A 60 WATT SOLAR PANEL KIT. I SAW THE KIT AT NORTHERN TOOL AND I HAD THE MONEY AT THE TIME, SO I BOUGHT IT. AND MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING ME MANY QUESTIONS OF HOW A CHARGE CONTROLLER WORKS, AND MANY MORE QUESTION FOR SOLAR POWER. SOLAR AND WIND WORK TOGETHER TO TAKE UP THE GAPS BETWEEN WHEN THE WIND DOESN’T BLOW, AND THE SUN DOESN’T SHINE.
THIS PART SHOWS ASSEMBLY AND SOME KNOWLEDGE FOR KNOWING HOW IT WORKS AND ASSEMBLES. THE NEXT SHOWS THE TESTING AND RESULTS.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
MUDDy
Duration : 0:13:29
DIY – Home Solar Power Part #1
This is a simple example of a small yet reliable solar installation. Great for power backup during an outage or a small off the grid application. Panels not on roof yet.
Duration : 0:3:55
Advanced Solar Power Demo
Advanced Solar Power Demo.
www.myspace.com/miguelchang
400 Watts @ 12 Volts with 350+ Amp hour battery storage capacity.
Multiple Parallel connections ensure long lasting charge and fast recharge.
This is a follow up to the original “Solar Power Demo”. If you have any questions please send me a message.
Duration : 0:7:58