You could make several different types of solar generators for your house.

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.

But if you want to make a solar generator for house, you have two options: you could make one that uses your existing power source, or you could go “off the grid” and build a system that doesn’t rely on your existing utilities 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.

This method is straightforward and you can immediately start getting paid by your electric company if you follow the steps properly.

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:

First, to ensure that you can turn your power on and off, connect your solar panels to your array DC disconnect.

Next, to convert your direct current electricity generated from your solar panels into alternating current – the kind of electricity that’s used in your house – you need to connect your array DC disconnect to your inverter.

The final step: connect the AC breaker panel in your house to your inverter. The AC breaker panel connects to all the household appliances you have 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.

If you can do everything here correctly, you can create your own generator and start going green today!