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| roof, car owners are being very careful on what | | | | skill and tools to get the job done. |
| car to buy and the mileage of the car. The impact | | | | To build a solar energy system is quite simple. |
| of high energy costs can be very severe. High | | | | There are 4 major components in the system. |
| energy costs also affect home owners. Since | | | | These components are the solar cells, charge |
| most utility companies use oil to generate power, | | | | controller, battery and inverter. The solar cells or |
| any spike in the global oil prices will definitely | | | | Photovoltaics are used to convert the sun energy |
| affects our electricity bill. That is why many green | | | | to electric current. The solar cell module is then |
| organizations are promoting renewable energy for | | | | connected to the charge controller. The function |
| homes. One form of renewable energy is solar | | | | of the charge controller is to prevent the |
| power. How do we convert our home to use | | | | batteries from being over charged and eliminates |
| solar power? This article will provide some useful | | | | reverse current flow to the cells. Since batteries |
| information on the subject. | | | | can only stores Direct Current (DC), it has to be |
| To start using solar power for your home, you | | | | connected to the inverter. The function of the |
| need to build a solar energy system. There are 2 | | | | inverter is to convert DC to Alternate Current |
| ways to get this done. You can outsource the | | | | (AC). AC is used to run most of the electrical |
| work to a professional contractor or you can | | | | appliances in our home. |
| start a Do It Yourself (DIY) project at home. | | | | Renewable energy for homes is not a unique idea |
| Obviously, a DIY approach would be cheaper | | | | anymore. There are many home owners living of |
| compared to outsourcing hence reducing the time | | | | the power grid with renewable energy. Why |
| for you to recoup your investment. However, in | | | | spend money for expensive electricity when you |
| order for you to build a renewable energy | | | | can use free energy from the sun. |