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Make your own Photovoltaic Off-Grid System

2017-06-18

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More project information on Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Own-Photovoltaic-Off-Grid-System

Parts list (incomplete, see Instructables for more information, affiliate links):

Aliexpress:

100W Solar Panel: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d7AkESi

Solar wire + MC4 connectors: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dUiTfAm

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Solar Charge Controller: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dSgI5AQ

12V 100Ah Battery: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dZXneZs

Inverter: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d70jwtC

Reed switch: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dSNZyKS

Amazon.de:

100W Solar Panel: http://amzn.to/2rK1YXd

Solar wire + MC4 connectors: http://amzn.to/2soYg7p

Solar Charge Controller: http://amzn.to/2soVeA5

12V 100Ah Battery: http://amzn.to/2tBrTS3

Battery terminals: http://amzn.to/2sozvbp

Inverter: http://amzn.to/2tBqQSo

Reed switch: http://amzn.to/2tBxdVL

LED strip: http://amzn.to/2soZy2d

In this project I will show you how I combined a 100W solar panel, a 12V 100Ah battery, a solar charge controller, an inverter and many complementary components to reconstruct the electrical wiring inside my garage and create a photovoltaic off-grid system.

Music:

2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats

Ecstatic Wave, Jens Kiilstofte

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remove the old switch lights junction boxes wires
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mounted the switch sockets
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measure the length between the first and last clip
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use two installation conduits parallel to each other
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enlarging the hole from the other sides
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created a fitting square shape of the panel out of the bitumen
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added an additional layer of bitumen
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attach the reed switch to the garage door
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attach the wires of the solar panel to the pb terminals
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closing all the junction boxes
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