Solar

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Photovoltaic System Design, Solar Water Heating,
Making PV Panels, Sun-Powered Circuits, Trackers...

GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

Build A Solar iPod Charger - Yosemite Outside

Building An Affordable Solar Home (entire book available as PDFs) - Alden M Hathaway II

Homemade Solar Panel - Chris's Web

Homemade Solar Panels - Tom Wood

How To Make A Solar Power Generator For Less Than $300 - Fearsome Homepage

How To Use Amorphous Solar Cells - Jeremy Cooper

Installing A Small Inverter In A Motor Home - Bob & Chrissy Eustace

Juice From Juice: Make Your Own Blackberry Juice Solar Cell (PDF) - Jill Johnsen & Stephanie Chasteen

Learn About Wiring Solar Panels & Batteries - Solatron Technologies

Make Your Own Solar Cell - Solar4Scholars

Measuring Sunlight At Earth's Surface: Build Your Own Pyranometer - David Brooks, PhD.

The Solar Guy and Friends: Solar Questions and Answers (water heating, collector angles, window overhangs...) - Texas Solar Energy Society

Solar Information Index - GO Solar Company

Solar Power (PDF documents) - Home Power Magazine

Solar Water Pumps (see 'Training Articles' at right: adjusting water pressure, preventing cavitation, peripherals...) - Conenergy

Using Multimeters - Rainbow Power Company Ltd

BUYING TIPS

Buying Guide To Solar Power - Cynthia Loweburg

Colorado Consumer's Guide To Buying A Solar Electric System (useful info for all homeowners) - Governor's Office Of Energy Management & Conservation

Estimating Your Needs - Rainbow Power Company Ltd

Independent Step-By-Step Guide To Purchasing A Solar Energy System - SolarBuzz

Photovoltaic Systems: A Buyer's Guide - Natural Resources Canada

CIRCUITS

Build This Simple Mini Maximiser (improves performance of solar-powered pumps & motors) - Voltscommissar

Digital Clock with Timer and Solar Panel Regulator (charge controller used to maintain a deep cycle battery) - Bowden's Hobby Circuits

FC's Solar Circuits (solar charge controller, solar power center, self-powered solar box furnace...) - SolOrb.com

Low Loss Circuit Powers Solar Lantern - EDN

Photovoltaic Solar Battery Regulator & Load Controller - Henry's Exciting Electronics

Solar Panel Voltage Regulator - Homo Ludens

Solar Power Supply - CircuitoZ.net

HEATING WATER

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs - Backwoods Home Magazine

A Simple Solar Water Heater - diydata

A Solar Water Heating Guide - The Centre For Alternative Technology

Build Your Own Solar Thermal Panel - The Sietch

Build Your Own Solar Water Heating Panel - Biggin Hill

Karl Kruszelnicki's Kern Kraft (solar hot water heater) - Voltscommissar

Passive Solar Water Heating - El Paso Solar Energy Association

Residential Solar Pool Heating Systems: A Buyer's Guide - Natural Resources Canada

Selling Solar Water Heating - Windy Dankoff

Solar Pool Heating - El Paso Solar Energy Association

Solar Water Heating - Centre For Alternative Technology

Solar Water Heating (building your own system) - J-Square Ltd

Solar Water Heating Systems: A Buyer's Guide (PDF document) - Natural Resources Canada

HEATING AIR

Almost Free Garage Heat: Just Drink A Lot Of Soda! - Hemmings Auto Blogs

Beer Can Passive Solar Heat - linkpub

Building An Inexpensive Solar Heating Panel - MobileHomeRepair.com

Do-It-Yourself Solar Heat Collectors (heath grabbers, hot air collector, panels, thermosiphoning, recycled cans...) - Tabitha Alterman

Heating With Solar (active direct air solar heater) - The Rainhouse

Mother's Fluorescent Tube Solar Collector - Mother Earth News

Passive Solar Retrofit (solar collector increases interior temperatures 60-70 degrees Farenheit) - Build It Solar

Thermosiphon Solar Heater - Build It Solar

SYSTEM DESIGN & INSTALLATION

A Detailed Guide To Installing A Solar Electric System - Power Naturally

A Guide To Photovoltaic System Design & Installation (PDF document) - California Energy Commission

Building A Grid-Tied Solar Electric System - Altenergy

Design and Installation of PV Systems - Sandia National Laboratories

Design Guide (for photovoltaic systems) - Rocky Grove Sun Company

Optimum Orientation Of Solar Panels - MACS Lab Inc

Solar Design Guide & Worksheets (sizing, inverters, design) - SunWize Technologies

TRACKERS & TRACKING

A Tracking Solar Concentrator For The Home Experimenter - Teton Engineering

Mother's Solar Tracking System (1979 article) - Mother Earth News

My Homemade Solar Tracker (& how to make your own)

Solar Tracker From An Old Satelite Dish - Chris's Web

Sun-Tracking Circuit For Solar Arrays - CircuitoZ.net (Also see this circuit for rechargeable power for the tracker.)