Solar panels produce electricity by using selective wavelengths of light. All they need is direct sunlight and low temperature to work optimally. Big-sized PV systems are expensive, since they involve the use of invertors for conversion of DC power to AC power. To share solar energy with others, the compatible AC power is interfaced with the grid.
The main advantage of building and installing a solar panel is that it is eco-friendly. Other forms of electricity emit certain harmful elements that contribute to smog, and other pollution, while solar power is free from such hazardous emissions.
You save money when you use solar power, especially when you build your own solar panel from a solar kit. This could reduce your electric bills drastically and provied a great tax credit (see next paragraph.) The initial installation cost is quickly recovered. If required, you may add more solar panels to generate more electricity. Most systems come with back-up batteries to provide electricity at night, or when it is cloudy.The energy law passed by the US government in August 2005 allows a tax credit of 30 percent of the solar panel system’s cost with a maximum of $2,000.
Your homemade solar panel is made from a collection of solar cells. Each solar cell produces a small amount of electricity, but collectively they produce enough electricity to fulfill your household power needs. It is important for the panels to keep facing the sun to receive direct sunrays.
You can choose from a number of tracking solar mounts available. The single-axis tracker is fixed at a vertical angle. The angle is manually maneuvered to follow the path of the sun, which is based on seasonal changes. For summer, the rule of thumb is to set the panels at your latitude minus 15, and for winter, you may set the panels at your latitude plus 15. The dual-axis tracker adjusts the vertical angle automatically.
Your homemade solar panel is an effective way to produce your own power
and save on future power bills.
Pop up campers are folding trailers, lightweight RV units with collapsible sides that
allow for easy towing and storage.
Tent trailers, or pop up trailers, are small and lightweight recreation vehicles.
Because the walls collapse (usually made from canvas or fiberglass) this makes the
unit much easier to store, to tow and to park.
What are the differences between tent trailers, pop up trailers and RVs? Pop up
trailers and tent trailers are the same thing.