home made solar pv cells
By janee, Section Solar Posted on Sun Jan 6th, 2008 at 09:46:21 AM MST
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hi guys im new on this website and like the others i want to try making my own solar cells, while surfing on the net i found a web site where students made their own pv cells as a project and just inspired me more coz if they can we can, i really hvent tried the project my self coz im still looking for a cheap kiln i could use to make the project.  and pls if someone have tried making one give us a feedback on how your project goes.. GL to all this is their web site http://www.botproductions.com/pv/proc.html

home made solar pv cells | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial)

Re: home made solar pv cells (3.00 / 0) (#1) by Norm (peppysue@suite224.net) on Sun Jan 6th, 2008 at 06:14:54 AM MST (User Info)

Don't be surprised if you don't get much positive feedback from this, after you get them all together  and running....finally and next month they're not running as well? such has been the experience of a few people on this board from what I have read. Some of the biggest problems is soldering them all together, then protecting them afterwards ....sealing and such. ( :>) Norm

Re: home made solar pv cells (3.00 / 0) (#2) by wooferhound (tim((NoSpamAt))wooferhound.com) on Sun Jan 6th, 2008 at 06:52:08 AM MST (User Info) http://wooferhound.com

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2008/1/6/03459/43551 W o o f -={(

Re: home made solar pv cells (3.00 / 0) (#3) by spinningmagnets (velmis1450bc(at)aol(dot)com) on Sun Jan 6th, 2008 at 07:51:53 AM MST (User Info)

I'm as much of a fan of "stickin it to the man" as anyone. I'm also very annoyed when a global corporation with a fat R&D wallet invents some dramatically better product or process that can make solar PV at "a penny a Watt! buy now while supplies last!" and then sell them at just 10% less than the next best competitor, but... I think it's really hard to beat the quality control and price of a mass produced product from an established reputable company. However, I think what you want to try will be fun and educational, so, please post your results.

Re: home made solar pv cells (3.00 / 0) (#4) by bob golding (photoman290 at yahoo dot com) on Sun Jan 6th, 2008 at 09:08:22 AM MST (User Info)

very interesting site thx for the link. i think the hard part would be getting the wafers,and sealing the panels afterwords. you can get the sealing materials fairly easily but the conditions to put it on so it seals properly for more than a few months would be very difficult. don't let this put you off trying though. i hope you have some lab experience. HF acid is one of the most dangerous chemicals around. one drop on your finger and its an amputation job, really, look it up before you start. cheers bob golding

Re: home made solar pv cells (3.00 / 0) (#5) by janee on Sun Jan 6th, 2008 at 02:32:00 PM MST (User Info)

thanks for the advice guys really appreciate it.. anyone knows a website where you can buy a cheap pv cells?? might be better than lossing a finger :P tnx..

Re: home made solar pv cells (3.00 / 0) (#7) by TAH (tom(at)rsixray(dot)com) on Sun Jan 6th, 2008 at 04:23:52 PM MST (User Info)

Depends on what you consider cheap and the size and quantity you want. [ Parent ]

Re: home made solar pv cells (3.00 / 0) (#9) by clflyguy (sidney.raiford@gmail.com) on Thu Jan 10th, 2008 at 02:22:26 PM MST (User Info)

http://www.sunelec.com/?src=overture The cheapest I've bveen able to find... [ Parent ]

Re: home made solar pv cells (3.00 / 0) (#6) by wooferhound (tim((NoSpamAt))wooferhound.com) on Sun Jan 6th, 2008 at 03:08:36 PM MST (User Info) http://wooferhound.com

Make a solar cell in your kitchen http://scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/echem/echem2.html#solarcell How to make a solar cell - PDF http://voh.chem.ucla.edu/classes/Solar_cells/pdf/Student_Solar.pdf Build your own solar cell http://www.solideas.com/solrcell/bldcell.html Making solar cells from Household Materials, mostly - PDF http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/modules/documents/MakingSolarCells.pdf W o o f -={(

Re: home made solar pv cells (3.00 / 0) (#8) by janee on Mon Jan 7th, 2008 at 12:39:51 AM MST (User Info)

hmmm any sizes and quantity enough to make like 4 solar panels bout 2ft/4ft each panel.. just want to check out their website.

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