Designing Home Solar Power Systems

There are seven steps in designing a successful solar power installation:

• Scoping the project
• Calculating the amount of solar energy available
• Surveying your site
• Calculating the amount of energy you need
• Sizing the solar electric system
• Component selection and costing
• Detailed design

The design process can be more complicated, or simplified, based on the size of the project. If you are simply installing a shed light for instance, you can probably complete the whole design in around twenty minutes.

If, on the other hand, you are looking to put install a solar power system in a business to provide emergency site power in the case of a power cut, your design work is likely to take considerably more time.

Whether your solar power system is going to be large or small, whether you’re buying an off the shelf solar lighting kit or designing something from scratch, it is worth following this basic design process to ensure you get the best from your system and to ensure that your solar power systems do what you want it to do.

A word of Warning

In the headlong enthusiasm for implementing home solar power systems, it is very easy to underestimate the amount of electricity you need at this stage.

To be sure that you don’t leave something out which you regret later, I suggest you have a break at this point. Have a cup of tea and then return to the project and review your power analysis.

It can help to show this list to somebody else for their input as well. It is very easy to get emotionally involved in solar projects and having a second pair of eyes can make the world of difference later on down the line. Learn how to build your DIY solar panel today!

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