If you are thinking of building solar panels, you may also have read a fair bit about the setup and assembly of a solar power system. You may even have some hands-on experience building a solar panel from scratch. Whatever it may be, I can almost guarantee you haven’t seen these three tips I am about to share…yet…
If you have an interest in building solar panels, you must have read a great deal about the setup and assembly of a solar power system. You may even have built a few solar panels yourself from scratch. Yet I can almost guarantee you haven’t encounter these three tips I am about to share…yet…
These information can help you see better yield from the sunshine you are receiving and even lower the cost of your project.
Tip #1: Use Anti-Reflective Glass
Glass has a dual property of allowing light to pass through as well as reflecting some of them away. How much light is being reflected away depends on the glass you're using.
If you observe different photo frames, you will notice that two different types of glass are being used -- the normal, reflective glass and those anti-reflective glass. Anti-reflective glass helps us see the photos better because there's less reflection. Using anti-reflective glass helps more sunlight pass through the glass covering by limiting the amount of sunlight that's reflected away. As more light (form the sun) reaches the solar cells, more solar pwoer is generated.
Tip #2: Angle Your Solar Panel
Many small solar panels are not positioned on the roof. As such, they are often placed on flat surfaces parallel to the ground. This encourage leaves and debris to rest on the glass surface. This blocks sunlight from reaching the photovoltaic cells. The best way to position your solar panel is to tilt them slightly. Leaves and debris will thus slide off the glass surface more easily and precipitation can also move to the side of the panel.
Tip #3: Join Broken Cells Together
Obviously, broken solar cells are much cheaper than joined cells. By joining broken photovoltaic cells together, you can dramatically reduce the cost of your DIY solar panel. With practice, you will get skillful at this...pretty quickly. Soon, you'll wonder why aren't more people doing this. In fact, many suppliers are happy giving you their used, broken solar cells or selling them to you at unbelievable prices.
If you find these three tips valuable, do implement them. Your DIY solar panel will almost certainly be generating more electricity and the cost of your project will also become lower.
