Solar Talk

Welcome to the new era of solar power, a place where you can cut your electrical bills to zero! A solar power system comprises of three basic components, apart from the mandatory disconnects and safety accessories:

1. Solar cells
2. Battery – Storage of generated energy
3. Inverter – Conversion of stored DC power to AC power (usable electricity)

A solar power system is capable of supplying power to all household appliances and can be quite substantial. Solar power systems can be made in a modular fashion; you install the basic requirement and gradually as the time and the cost permit, carry on adding to it.

The hands-on process of assembling your solar power system isn’t that difficult. You’ll need a certain amount of guidance on some aspects such as:

• How to assess the solar panel power rating to meet your needs
• Where to purchase the solar cells
• How to interconnect the cells to obtain the desired voltage and current capacity
• How to assemble the solar panel
• How to install the solar power system

There are many guides available to provide such information. These guides costs below $50. These guides give step-by-step assembly and installation instructions with pictures/photographs where necessary. Obtain one of these guides, study thoroughly and now you are ready to get going!

To assemble your own solar panel you require the following materials:

• Wire crimping tool
• A sheet of plywood
• Wire cutters
• Solder, 60/40 or silver
• Soldering iron, or soldering station
• Sheets of glass
• Drill
• Copper wires
• Screwdriver
• Cobalt steel jobbers’ twist drill bit, heavy duty, wire gauge size 26, 3″ L, 1c” L flute
• Machine screw size high-speed steel hand tap taper, 10-24, H3 pitch diameter, 4 flute
• 7/32 drill bit
• Plastic sheet cutter
• Reamer
• Pliers
• Hacksaw or cutoff saw

6 Basic Steps To Make Your Solar Power System:

1. Organize the solar cells in rows on the plywood sheet, with the back of the cells on the plywood and in the configuration suggested in the DIY instructional guide.

2. Holes are required to be drilled in the plywood sheet so that the wires connecting the cells can be taken through to the back. Interconnect the cells as per the instructions.

3. Position a backing board on the back of the plywood so that the interconnected wires are held in place and sealed.

4. A sheet of glass must be placed over the top of the solar cells

5. Place a framing piece over this assembly (as would be done in framing a photograph)

6. Seal the edges of the assembly, and your solar power system is ready.

The assembly procedure described above is the basic process of assembling your own solar power system. You can improvise on it in order to make it more durable.

A DIY solar power system can bring about a substantial saving. You can save over 60% or more of the actual cost for a solar power system by doing it yourself.

If you are interested to look at recommended guides on building solar panels, wind turbines and solar water heater, visit: http://www.portable-solar-charger.com

In the warm March, I am fortunate to be invited to attend a large-scale outdoor activities in Australia held in April, when I prepare this outdoor activity gladly and view the web page to consider what portable belonging should be taken with in my journey, incidentally, I found a set of a portable solar charger equipment from website http://www.portable-solar-charger.com, it seems very attractive, and I let myself ordered one from that website, after I received this solar equipment and opened the box, I found that this equipment is consist of many parts, solar panels, exclusive battery, input line, output line, multiple connecting tips, USB multi-purpose battery charger, 4 choice USB Ni-H Battery charger and a user manual.

My first impression of this solar charger equipment is that the design of solar panel is very humanization and comfortable, it is designed with many buttons so that I can carry it with any style I like, either short belt or long belt to suit for my package and taste. By the way, I also listed below advantages to share with you:

Firstly, the cosmetic of solar panel looks very tough, the weight is light with proper size, quite easy to carry, the whole feature without glass or any other fragile crystalline, it is difficult to broken and reliable to be used as a backup charger when we are on business, traveling or field operation.

Secondly, the exclusive battery with high quality finishing, the hand feel is quite well indeed, the black design qualified it as an elegant product and deserve to own one as well.

Thirdly is the multiple connecting tips, the solar charger collocates 6pcs tips to fit for various types of cell phone, NOKIA, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola and others. In fact, if your cell phone connector is same as one of those tips is ok for charge task.

At here, I can give everybody a brief handling instruction for your reference first, maybe you will interest in it.

Instruction 1:

1. The solar panel receives the sunlight to make power directly.
2. The solar panel charge for the exclusive battery through input line.
3. The exclusive battery charge for the cell phone or other portable equipment through output line.

Instruction 2:

1. Cell phone and other small digital products can put into the pocket which behind the solar panel for charging.
2. The solar panel charge for cell phone or other portable equipment directly through output line.

Instruction 3:

This solar charger equipment collocate the USB multi-purpose battery charger, 4 choice USB Ni-H Battery charger, they can charge for most of the cell phone, digital camera, MP3, MP4, GPS, interphone and outdoor headlamp.
The exclusive battery can charge for the USB multi-purpose battery charger and Ni-H battery charger through output line and it also can be charged by the USB jack of PC.

After I researched a lot from this solar charger equipment, personally, I think this equipment is very suit for outdoor hikers, explorers, climbers, workers, travelers to ensure the communication, emergency power supply and battery maintenance, it can not only easily carry on the back or fix on the package to charge during the travelling process, but also can stand on the ground for elactricize task and it only takes 3-4 hours to full charge a 6600mAh exclusive battery.

From the user manual I learned that the solar panel is prohibit to impacted, bent, squeeze, and scratch. The solar panel surface should keep clean, if any dirt on the solar panel surface will affect the power effect. The exclusive battery should put in the dry and shady place, it is forbidden to disassemble heat up or throw it into the fire. But I think it is very easy to comply, and after own this equipment, I no need to worry when the electric energy exhausted and have no way to contact others when out of doors, because this solar equipment can induct the electric energy of the battery into the cell phone or other communication products to ensure me keep in touch with my friends and relatives any time and anywhere.

This is my own opinion on this equipment, I shared this to everybody to hope you can like it.