How It’s Made – Solar Panels

Last week I posted a short video that went over some of the basics of green roofing. One other way to go green is to start using solar power. With a mixture of skylight to allow natural light in during the daylight hours, and solar panels to collect the sun’s energy for use after dark, you can really start to save money.

This is a cool video that show the process of making a solar panel starting with just a few small modules of photovoltaic cells that are then connected together.

36 modules are connect together in nine rows to make one three foot by four foot solar panel. A metallic strip is used to connect all the rows together. Once the modules are attached to a clear laminate and plastic frame, it can the be tested to make sure it has the proper current. It takes about one hour to go through the whole process from simple modules to complete solar panel.