| There has been a lot of interest on renewable | | | | and utilize it on our electrical components. What |
| energy system for home usage. Many home | | | | we need is a Photovoltaic Array. Photovoltaic or |
| owners are starting to be aware about energy | | | | solar cells are used to convert the sun energy to |
| costs. This in effect was caused by the recent | | | | electricity. Solar cells used to be expensive making |
| gasoline price increase that has created a lot of | | | | a home solar system impractical in the past. |
| hardship for car owners. Will house owners face | | | | Luckily, the cost of solar cells has dropped |
| the same problem in the future? Nobody has the | | | | substantially due to technology advancement in |
| answer to that question. It is always a good idea | | | | the production process. |
| to prepare yourself than waiting for the issue to | | | | The concept of a home solar system is quite |
| arise. Hence the rise on the interest for renewable | | | | simple. What you will need is a solar array to |
| energy systems for residential usage. | | | | collect the sun ray and the array is connected to |
| One form of renewable energy setup is a home | | | | a charge controller. The charge controller is used |
| solar system. Our homes are exposed to | | | | to store the energy into deep cycles batteries. |
| abundant free energy from the sun. The challenge | | | | Next the batteries are connected to an inverter |
| is to create a system to capture the free energy | | | | where it converts DC to AC current. |