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Build Your Own Solar Panel: Generate Electricity from the Sun.

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Whether you’re trying to get off the grid, or you just like to experiment, Build Your Own Solar Panel has all the information you need to build your own photovoltaic panel to generate electricity from the sun. Now available for the first time in print, this revised and expanded edition has easy-to-follow directions, and over 150 detailed photos and illustrations. Lists of materials, tools, and suppliers of PV cells are included. Every-day tools are all that you need to complete these projects.Build Your Own Solar Panel will show you how to: Design and build PV panels,Customize panel output,Make tab and bus ribbon,Solder cell connections,Wire a photovoltaic panel,Purchase solar cells,Test and rate PV cells,Repair damaged solar cells,Work with broken cells,Encapsulate solar cells. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Good Idea Creative Services; 2/21/12 edition (March 22, 2012)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 127 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 098378471X


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 15


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.29 x 10 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #494,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #170 in Electrical Home Improvement (Books) #401 in Energy Production & Extraction


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    • Build Your Own Solar Panel: Generate Electricity from the Sun. Paperback – Large Print by Phillip Hurley
Build Your Own Solar Panel: Generate Electricity from the Sun. Paperback will provide the reader with almost every bit of wisdom Mr. Hurley has to offer when it comes to building Solar Panels. He is a practical writer with common sense approaches to design and construction of Panels. Most of us are not design electrical engineers and it doesn't take an EE degree to put together a working solar panel. That is for making electrical devices and systems concerning electrical design of delivery systems. Here is a practical layout of a solar panel project from start to finish. If you only know you want to make the least costly version of a solar panel be assured you can do that following the instructions in this book. Be aware though, since 2012 ever more solar panels are offered and today you can buy from Amazon.com a 100 watt Monocrystalline Photovoltaic PV Solar Panel Module from Renogy for a Price of $149.99 delivered free with Amazon Prime membership. That is really cheap for a product of this kind, which is rated very well. I love this book and will reread it and refer to it often. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2014 by CDP's Onceagain habit of purchasing
    • Would recommend to anyone
Is very interesting, give good details. Author is knowledgeable
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2021 by Joe Nitta
    • Outstanding attention to detail, a beginners gold mine because the author answers the questions not given on You-Tube tutorials.
I have built many panels in the few years I have been involved in photovoltaic field and I learned through watching You-Tube, reading electrician manuals (eventually attending electrician school formally), and reading books from various authors that were available at the time I started. Had I read this book at the beginning of my passion for solar panels it would have saved me many hundreds of broken solar cells as well as more than a couple completed panels that went into early retirement, compromised by the elements or workmanship errors? The author, Mr. Hurley takes the reader through the steps needed to complete a solar panel in language that is clear, not overly technical, and does an excellent job of anticipating questions someone might have if this was their first time sitting in front of the raw ingredients of a solar panel. So very lucky is the beginner who reads this book because it really is a start, to finish, detailed, and picture supported manual on how to build a very solid solar panel. Well done Mr. Hurley! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2014 by Patrick M.
    • A decent book
It's a decent explanation of how to build your own solar panel. Easy to read and the pictures were adequate.
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2013 by Kindle Customer
    • A great book for the DIY tinkerer
I usually only purchase items that have been thoroughly reviewed by other buyers. So when I bought this book I felt like I was taking a bit of a risk. It ended up being a risk worth taking. I won't bother giving you a list of everything in the book because you can find that quickly enough by clicking on the "Look Inside" button over the product picture. The table of contents paints the picture very well. I would like however, to talk about tone. The author, Phillip Hurley, is a natural teacher. He talked me through the steps of making my first solar panel in a way that gave me confidence. And he kept me entertained as well. One of the things I really like about his style is that while he tells you exactly what you need to do, he also makes sure you know it's not the only way. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to tinker in their spare time. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2012 by NotThatJoe
    • Well written
I personally found this book really easy to read. As somene who is used to reading and dealing with such concepts as 'quantum physics', I found this read a nice break. However, I get the impression that is was not written to be a 'stand alone' manual on all the concepts behind photovoltaics. It gives a basic 'how to' with lots of great ideas on how to make the process of building solar panels a little easier, and what to do with the scrape. This reader would also recommend "Photovoltaics For Dummies" for a more comprehensive idea of the science behind solar energy. As far as actually building panels, I decided to follow this books instructions because of the simple common sense approach in which the way the book is presented. So far everything has worked out very well. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2012 by Greyson50
    • easy basic knowledge
This book very simple and easy to read, has very good basic information, and can be a foundation for anyone who wants to learn more about solar power or a DIY person, I doubt if I will ever make my own panels, bit still the info is sound and interesting
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2013 by mark
    • Worth atleast x3 what I paid
I won't give away exactly why this is but I've been researching this topic for years and this book was the only source of information where a particularly delicate subject was explained with enough detail to save me roughly $.20 a watt on my panel constructions. Because I have about 200 Watts worth of cells ready to go, this translates into a very respectable savings. Thank you very much to the writer and everyone involved for such a detailed and accurate step-by-step guide, with proven techniques, to building your own panels from the ground up. Excellent resource!!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2013 by Intelligent_Designer

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