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Make a Small Solar PanelNot only is it quite possible to Make a Small Solar Panel, it can be a fun project too. There are lots of sites detailing exactly how to go about it, as well as many e-books and other electronic resources to call on. So, rather than adding yet another set of instructions to an already healthy range, this simple page is intended to give a good overview of the principles involved when you decide to Make A Small Solar Panel. That read, you can then further your efforts by following one of the links shown, or by reading up in one of the books shown opposite. How Does it Work? Simply put, a solar panel uses the photovoltaic process whereby light causes an electrical charge to flow in a given material. If you're going to Make a Small Solar Panel, then there are really two routes by which you're going to achieve your photovoltaic reaction. options open to you, unless you're an eccentric millionairre with access to a superconductor manufacturing facility, are as follows: While you're probably not going to power your house with the output of these efforts, the next is even less likely to be replacing your relationship with General Electric. So, if you're going to Make a Small Solar Panel, the first step is to produce your Copper(I) Oxide. Simply put, copper is heated. Doing this at home (after taking all relevant safety precautions and reading up on exactly what you're doing), the copper need be nothing more exotic than roofing flashing, albeit very clean roofing flashing. It's heated for a long time in order to make it easier to remove the unwanted Copper(II) Oxide, though most should have flaked off during cooling. Your solar cell will then consist of this oxidised panel in salty water together with a fresh, non-oxidised copper panel of the same size. The charge produced is tiny, but it's electricity and proof that you know how to Make a Small Solar Panel. In addition to the resources shown on this page, there is a complete run down on this second approach to be found at http://www.scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/echem/echem2.html solar panels making the newsSF's Sunworks plans $200M NY solar panel plant - Bizjournals.com Carbondale solar panel theft eyed differently by cops, DA's office - Vail Daily News Solar panels may warm schools - MetroWest Daily News Obama Holds Out Hope that Energy Will Help US Jobs Picture - Wall Street Journal Shasta College faces solar panel intrusion - Capital Press (subscription) Largest solar panel farm in Utah commissioned at Hill Air Force Base - Air Force Link |
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