If you want to create your own solar generator, you could make several different types.

A portable solar power generator could be very helpful if you like to take a lot of camping trips and need the power there, in distant locations.

Or you could create a solar generator that lets you connect to your existing power source and use it in conjunction with your “on the grid” power. But you could also go off the grid and build a system that doesn’t rely on your existing power system at all.

This introductory article on going to focus on the most basic option – also called the “on grid” solar generator. You’ll be able to make your own generator and start going off the grid if you can follow these basic steps.

If you want to start getting paid by your utilities company as soon as possible, then you should follow the steps below.

You need only five parts to complete this basic power system: solar panels, an array DC disconnect, an inverter, an AC breaker panel, and a kilowatt per hour meter. Here’s how to connect these five parts to ensure that you create a working solar generator:

The first step: connect your array DC disconnect to your solar panels to ensure that the power can be turned on and off.

Next, you need to connect the inverter to your array DC disconnect – this ensures that the direct current electric generated from your solar panels can be turned into alternating current, to be used in your house.

Finally, connect the inverter itself to the AC breaker panel, which is usually found in your garage or on the side of your house in a metal box. This panel connects to all the household appliances in your house and delivers power to them.

Once this is all connected, make sure that your kilowatt per hour meter is properly connected to the AC breaker panel as well as to the grid power source that you’re using. If you don’t get this right then you won’t get paid by the electric company when you generate more power than you use in a given month.

The hardest part here is connecting everything to the AC breaker panel in the first place. You can’t do this unless you’re a qualified electrician – so if you don’t have the skills, you should call the electrician and have him complete this part of the process for you.

But if you can follow all the steps properly and create your own solar generator, you can start going off the grid right now.

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