STEP BY STEP WAYS  TO INSTALL  SOLAR RENEWABLE ENERGY

This instructable will show you everything you need to put together a pretty good sized electric solar panel system. Things you will need: 






Supplies: 
Solar panels 
Charge controller 
Battery charger 
2 AWG cable 
At least one 12 Volt marine deep cycle battery 
Mechanical lugs 
1 power inverter 
1 Rubbermaid tote or other container 
1 battery charger 

Tools: 

Cable cutters 
Red electrical tape 
Screwdriver 
Drill 
Crescent Wrench 


Gather supplies and lets get started. 

Step 2: Place batteries in container

Once the batteries are fully charged, place them in the container and. Make sure all the positive (+) terminals are on one side and negative (-) on the other. Once in place, measure from terminal to terminal to make the jumpers.

Step 3: Creating the jumpers

Next, we want to connect the batteries in parallel. To do this, Make some jumpers out of 2 AWG cable.

Note: Make sure to size your jumpers for your system. If you want to use a larger inverter you will need to use larger cable. 1200 Watts/12 Volts = 100 Amps. Depending on where you look, 2 AWG cable is good for around 100 Amps. If you want to run say, a 2400 watt inverter, you should use 2 cables per jumper.

Measure between terminals and cut cable to length. Then add the mechanical lugs. Since the battery terminals were a bit bigger than the holes in the lugs I bought I drilled them out to fit. 

Step 4: Preparing the lid

Now, add some holes in the lid to run the wires for the charge controller and the inverter. I wanted the charge controller outside so it was visible. You could just as easily put it inside the container for a more concealed look.

Step 5: Connecting the charge controller and inverter to the batteries.

Next we connect the charge controller and the inverter to the batteries. You will want to make sure the inverter is turned off and the charge controller is not connected to the solar panels yet.

Step 6: Final set up and test.

It should all be wired together. All that is left is to connect the charge controller to the solar panels and turn the inverter on and check to see that it works.