Off The Grid Solar Power System Diagram

November 8, 2009

If you want to completely rely on solar electricity and live off-grid, then this is the system for you. This is especially fitting for people living in very remote areas of the world that is inaccessible with current electricity power lines.
The components that you will be using are:

Solar Panels or PV
Array Disconnect
Charge Controller
Deep Cycle Battery
System [...]

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What Are Solar Panels?

November 5, 2009

Solar Panels are the defining and most important component of a solar power system. Solar panels are also known as photovoltaics (PV) or solar cells. Solar panels or photovoltaics are currently the best known method for generating electricity.
While the technology behind solar cells continue to advance every day, most solar cells are made up of [...]

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Solar Inverters

November 2, 2009

Before you can use electricity from your solar panels, you need to have the power pass through what is called a solar inverter. A solar inverter is a simple electrical inverter that changes Direct Current to Alternating Current. Direct current being the solar electricity and alternating current which is what the typical house uses.
There are [...]

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Reason For Getting A Charge Controller

October 31, 2009

Another essential part of your residential solar power system is the charge controller.
The main purpose of the charge controller is to prevent the destruction of your batteries because of over-charging or even under-discharging. Charge controllers are regulators that go between solar panels and your batteries. It acts to keep your batteries charged at peak without [...]

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Why You Need A Battery Bank

October 27, 2009

Another common question I often get when it comes to solar electricity and residential solar power is whether you really need a battery bank and a charge controller. Isn’t connecting the inverter or any appliance directly on to the solar panel simpler?

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Plugging Solar Panels In Your Home

October 26, 2009

I notice a lot of people asking the same questions over and over again…
“Can I just plug my solar panel or wind turbine into my house to offset my electricity bill?”
The answer is NO. Plugging your solar panels into your home isn’t as easy as most people think. It definitely isn’t as easy as plugging [...]

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Alternating Current and Direct Current Review

October 25, 2009

One of the hardest concepts people have to grasp when it comes to electricity is Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC).
Here’s my take on this…
The main distinguishing feature between DC and AC are the positive and negative nodes. For DC, the positive and negative ends are always constant and the same. So electricity only [...]

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Basic Electricity 101

October 24, 2009

All this talk about solar electricity, solar panels for sale, energy conservation and so forth has got me thinking of the day I got strated on my journey on going green.
If you’re starting and you’re like me, I bet you have a ton of questions and you’re confused on what to do. The best place [...]

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Before Anything Else – Energy Conservation

October 23, 2009

With the price of oil skyrocketing to space many people have turned to solar power and wind power for their electricity needs. The promise of living off the grid and not paying a cent for your electricity seems promising… but might not be the best route to take. My take on reducing your utility bills [...]

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Get Started with Solar Electricity

October 20, 2009

Using Solar Electricity in homes is starting to become a norm, not only to the “green” community, but also to people who are just tired of paying the high cost of using fossil fuel and coal powered generated electricity. So if you’re taking into consideration purchasing photovoltaic solar panels for your home, and want to [...]

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