RV Solar Panels – Free Energy From The Sun For Your RV




Most people who own an RV will consider it as their home away from home. In actual fact, an RV is almost like your house on wheels but minus some of the electrical appliances.

Due to the limited on board power supply, you can only use a couple of electronic gadgets on your vehicle. Your kids may want to bring along their Playstation, Xbox or Nintendo Wii along on long RV trips.

Tapping on the existing RV power supply will drain the batteries very fast. You won’t want to be stranded in the middle of nowhere just because your battery went dead.

How do you create more power on your RV?

The easiest way to get more power on your vehicle is to purchase an RV solar panel kit. All you need to do is install the kit on your RV and you’ll have instant power on the go.

The only drawback is the cost of the kit. A 330 watt RV solar power system will cost upwards of $2800! It’s fair to say you can ask your kids to leave their gadget behind.

A cheaper alternative is to build the RV solar panels via a Do It Yourself (DIY) approach. A portable solar power system is actually quite simple. The main components are the solar panels, charge controller, battery units and power inverter.

The solar panel is made from small Photovoltaic (PV) cells soldered together. The PV cell has a natural tendency to generate electric current when exposed to direct sun light.

The charge controller will then use the current from the panel to charge the backup battery bank. For a small RV, you may need 4 – 6 units of 12 volts deep cycle batteries.

Since batteries can only hold Direct Current (DC), you will need the power inverter to change the DC to Alternate Current (AC). Most of the modern electrical equipment run on AC and all you have to do is plug them into the power output from the inverter.

How much will the homemade RV solar power system cost?

It depends on where you can find good bargain for the solar component. Nonetheless, a DIY solar power system would cost less than $700.

To reduce the cost of the system, you can actually make the solar panels on your own. You can do so by purchasing cheap or used PV cells from Ebay. The next step is to solder all the cells together and put them into a custom build solar panel box.

For a complete step by step instruction guide and blueprint, check out Michael Harvey’s Earth4Energy guide. It comes with PDF file e-books and High Definition (HD) instructional videos. Check out the Earth4Energy review on this blog for more information.

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Earth 4 Energy Wind Generator Review



The Earth 4 Energy e-book by Michael Harvey actually has 2 sections. One section consist of Do It Yourself (DIY) home solar power system while the other section covers a residential wind generator. In this post, I am going to review the wind generator section of Earth4Energy.

The residential wind energy guide is actually in PDF file format. It starts off by explaining how we can harness the energy of wind to produce electricity which can be used to supplement our home energy needs.

In general, the wind power system consists of 5 parts which are the generator, blades, mounting, tower and control panel.

The process works by using the blade to capture the wind potential energy to spin the generator which will produce Direct Current (DC). The current is then stored in a battery bank. A power inverter will be used to change the Direct Current to Alternative Current (AC). The AC can then be used to power most of the electrical appliances at home.

From the looks of it, making the wind generator is easier compared to making a home solar power system. Reason being, there are less wiring and soldering works.

A typical solar panel will require at least 70 soldering points. Your solar system may need from 3 – 5 solar panels. You can do the math there.

The hardest part in the construction process is making the blades of the wind generator. No doubt Earth4Energy provides a set of blueprint, but it does require some precision skill. It is best you have an electric saw and sanding machine.

Should you attempt to make the DIY wind generator yourself?

That depends on your personal skill set actually. If you can make a DIY solar panel, making a wind generator to work together with the system should not be much of a challenge for you.

Then again, if you can’t read a wiring diagram and if you are not good with hand tools, it is best you outsource the whole project and save yourself a bunch of headache.

For more information about Michael Harvey’s manual, check out the Earth4Energy review on this blog.

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DIY Solar Air Heater – Warm Your Home For Free

I’ve created this blog to write about how to use solar energy to reduce our home energy consumption. One of the biggest consumption of electricity is the heater during winter time.

Are there any ways to heat the air inside our home using solar energy?

As a matter of fact, you can use a solar air heating system. I found one solar air heater made by a company call Solarventi. Unfortunately, the unit is selling at $1,395.00 at Amazon.com!

That’s a bit too high for me and I think most home owners will say the same.

Well, if you want a cheaper alternative, you just have to make the solar air heater unit yourself. The good news is, someone has already done it.

Check out the video below of an inventor who makes his own solar air heating system in his garage.

Pretty cool isn’t it. Would you want to make your own Do It Yourself (DIY) air heating unit powered by the sun?

If you are looking for the blueprints, check out the solar heater guides web site at www.solarheaterguides.com.

The web site provides the manuals that show you step by step how to construct a solar heater similar to the unit shown in the video above at a fraction of the cost.

How much would it cost to make the DIY solar air heater unit?

The instruction in the guides said you can get it done for less than $30…if you have all the necessary material lying around in your garage. A more realistic figure is around $100.

Heck, $100 is still way more cheaper compared to a commercial unit of $1,395.00. To get instant access to the home solar powered air heater plans, click on the link below.

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