Create Your Solar Panel

You ll also need a wooden board to hold your solar cells a saw protective glasses and a multimeter.

Create your solar panel.

Measure and cut a backing board. First i want to make a template for my solar cells. Once you ve bought individual solar cells they can be purchased online the basic process for building your own solar panel goes like this. Use a tabbing wire and soldering iron to connect the cells.

You can have three strings of solar cells and connect them using a bus wire that should be placed at the strings ends. Assembling the solar cells. Next while my first coat was drying i started to work on assembling the solar. Wire your solar cells together.

You will need a thin board made out of a non conductive material such as glass. Many diy solar panel builders use a wooden board as the base for their solar cells. Build a wooden frame that will hold all of the solar cells you purchased. Creating holes for my.

Measure and cut all of your. Assembling the pieces 1. You will need some tools for assembling your solar panel. Creating a template putting frame together.

Prepare the backing for your panel. How to build a solar panel step 1. You can also make smaller panels if your electricity needs are low. Create an extensive string that is curled like a snake.

Connect thirty six cells in a series to create a sixty three watts solar panel.