Homemade Generator

These days, in view of the volatile price of oil, making your own homemade generator to produce electricity makes a lot of sense.  In fact, if you connect your generator to the grid system, you can make your meter go backwards in which case, your utility company would have to pay you instead.  That would certainly be nice, wouldn’t it?  If you are wondering how all this can be achieved, wonder no more.  I can tell you from personal experience that it is not only possible but quite easy to build your own homemade generator that will save you tons of cash from your utility bill in the long run.

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There are 2 main types of homemade generators you can construct.  It’s a good idea to have both types if it is within your means just for contingencies and to generate more electricity.  They are the solar powered generator and the wind turbine generator. 

The solar generator comprises of a set of solar cells connected together in series.  These solar cells can be bought from places like eBay for a reasonable price (a set of 36 would probably cost you under $200).  The reason is that these cells are factory seconds or blemished ones (new ones are very expensive).  They would also come with tab wires which you will use to connect the cells together in series.  Each solar cell is like a battery with a positive terminal and a negative one, the back of the solar cell being the positive terminal and the front being the negative.  Therefore, to connect them in series, you will have to solder the tab wires from the front of one cell to the solder points at the back of the next one.  Then repeat this process until you have joined all 36 cells together in a panel which can be arranged either as a 6x6 or 4x9 matrix.  These solar cells need to be connected to a battery through a diode that prevents the electricity from flowing back to the solar cells when the sun is not shining.

Constructing a wind turbine generator involves making a rotor comprising of 3 blades attached to a hub which is then connected to the shaft of a motor.  Wind generator blades and motor can be bought from eBay (I’d recommend buying rather than making the blades yourself or using a used motor).  When your rotor is connected to your motor then you need to build a body and vane to house it and protect it from the weather.  The vane will direct the wind turbine towards the direction the wind is blowing.  Mount it onto a tower at least 15 feet higher than any object within 30 feet from it so that it can catch the most wind.  The motor is again connected to a battery through a diode.

In both cases, you should have a charge controller that will stop the current flowing into your battery once it is fully charged and prevent discharge when your battery level has reached a predetermined level until your battery can be recharged.  This will ensure the longevity of your battery.  You will also need to convert the electricity in the battery which is in DC current form into AC current via an inverter.  This AC current is used to power your appliances. 

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