Right after that podcast i decided to build my own diy portable solar generator.
How to build a solar panel and generator system.
Everything i purchased for this solar generator was purchased with price in mind i wanted to get this done for around 300.
The only limitation is that it energy produced is dependent on the amount of sunlight that is received.
Begin with a 15 amp solar panel.
Currently solar energy is the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available.
You can buy an inexpensive and small solar panel like a 13 watt briefcase solar panel 2 or you can easily put together your own 100 watt solar panel for about the same price using this step by step system.
In a recent podcast i did with ken from the prepper podcast we talked about grid down scenarios and what we can do about them.
The solar generator i am going to show you how to build will cost half the price include a 2 000 watt 4 000 watt peak ac inverter a 100w solar panel a high quality true deep cycle agm battery.
Solar energy is completely free and produces no pollutants.
You will need to drill a hole at the top of your container.
The set up initially will be costly but you can start small and build up adding more panels and batteries as you go on.
I also will add extras such as integrated led flood lamps a high current port for attaching jumper cables and some others.
This is where the inverter will lie.
How to make a portable solar generator.
My plans are to build a solar generator that will run my well pump in a grid down event and while this generator does not have the power to continually run it i have set it up to be able.
Solar system parts list sponsored links.
But solar panels are bulky and expensive.
Drill another hole on the top of the container at least two inches from the hole for the inverter.