| For people living remotely who have access to | | | | current. You will need to convert it into AC in |
| generator energy and want to introduce solar | | | | order to use it in your home. |
| energy into the equation, the solar-generator | | | | These are the components that you will need for |
| hybrid system is ideal. In this article I am going to | | | | the solar section of your hybrid power system. |
| discuss what components you will need to build | | | | Your generator may only be used as a backup |
| such a systems as well as the advantages and | | | | system when your solar energy has been |
| disadvantages of such a system. | | | | depleted. Your generator system may consist of |
| Solar Panel Collection:- You will need a collection of | | | | a fuel based machine, or it could be generated |
| solar panels according to the electricity needs of | | | | from wind energy or hydro energy or even |
| your property. Once you have established how | | | | technologies such as magnetic energy. Here are |
| many panels you will need and where to locate | | | | some of the possibilities. |
| them, you will be able to access the number of | | | | Generator:- Your generator may run on oil, |
| batteries you will need in your battery bank. | | | | propane, gas or some other method. It will |
| Battery Bank:- The more power you need to | | | | generate DC power which will also need to be |
| store, the larger your battery bank will need to | | | | converted into AC. |
| be. You will also want to take into consideration | | | | Wind Generator:- Your wind turbine is cheap to |
| how much backup energy you will want to store | | | | produce and can be wired directly to the batteries |
| in the bank. | | | | as a result of most of them having a built in |
| Charge Controller:- In order to transfer the | | | | charge controller. Some wind turbines also have a |
| energy from your solar panels to your battery | | | | built in inverter which means that they can be |
| bank, you will need a charge controller which will | | | | grid-tied directly. |
| prevent your batteries from overcharging and | | | | Hydro Generators:- If you live near running water, |
| damaging them. | | | | then it may be worth the effort of building a |
| Inverter:- The power supplied by your panels and | | | | water turbine which can be fed into the charge |
| stored by your batteries is in DC or direct | | | | controller. |