SolarEnergy

Carl Schroedl

The SunCelebrating 4.57 Billion Years!5000 Celsius at SurfaceAverage 1000 Watts/m2 on Earth900 Million Years to Go!

Harnessing the Energy:

Lighting

Electricity

Heating

Solar Water Heating/CookingEffective way of harnessing energyLow startup costSimple construction

PhotovoltaicsUse specific band-gap semiconductorsInverters/Batteries

p material

n material

PhotovoltaicsWe will estimate the cost of a controller to be ~$200;

various fuses/disconnects/ circuit breakers to be ~$80,

wiring and terminations to be ~ $100,

one 1000 watt inverter to be ~$300,

one voltmeter to be ~$40.3 solar panels @ ~$400 each = ~$1200.

2 L-16 batteries @ ~$250 each = ~$ 500.

1 – Controller/fuses/inverter/voltmeter = ~$ 720.

TOTAL = ~$2,420.*

Web Resourceshttp://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/redbook/atlas/http://www.solarhome.org/solarebook.html

Solar Hardware3808 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH ~ MINNEAPOLIS ~ MINNESOTA ~ 55409 ~ 612.824.1111