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Make a Solar Panel using Diodes!

Step 4Final Thoughts

I hope I was able to share something new with you and that you now have a new-found love for green energy. Don't get to crazy though; a rooftop of diodes will get you in trouble with your significant other.

Cheers!
-gian

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10 comments

Aug 11, 2011. 5:01 PMzis3485 says:

Hello sir..It's an awesome project....I am very interesting about this project and want to make one for me. You write "You could add in capacitors....throw in an op amp or even a charge pump and turn mV into V. " but I am very new here and don't know how do I do it. Can you please give me a diagram? Thank you

Dec 29, 2010. 3:02 AMljsggh2n77 says:

I believe that it is so far out and crazie that is just beautiful man!!!!!!! Cheers!

Jan 1, 2011. 3:44 PM

nevdull (author) says:

hey thanks!
Cheers!

Oct 22, 2010. 4:56 AMonesuperdon says:

lol, it neva crossed my mind that a zena diode could be used to generate current :P but it makes perfect sense since it does contail n-type & p-typ semiconductors. I have so many of them at home, so gonna start as soon as I get there! Yay, excitement ^_^

Jun 24, 2010. 12:24 AMtawe0023 says:

sir i tried 1n5231 zener diode and its reach 40mV only 2 diode when i facing it under the sun..

Jun 30, 2010. 4:36 AM

nevdull (author) says:

Were they forward or reverse biased? Remember the Zv of the diode?

Jun 6, 2010. 8:30 PMlxkarthi says:

Hey, instead of using 1N4148, I have an alternate method and diode which will produce more power than this diode. There is some physics behind this experiment. I will be writing a post on this in http://techbird.wordpress.com or kelectronic.blogspot.com Check out my post after june 8 ,2010...

Jun 16, 2010. 5:25 PMblicky123 says:

IxKarthi, whats this alternative method and diode your talking about??? This could end up being cheaper than solar if the right configuration was used and the right components.