Soda Can Solar Panel

The black soda can heater as a result will heat up very quickly.

Soda can solar panel.

Next spray the cans frame and back panel with black paint. A simple soda can panel relies on natural convection hot air rises to move the air. Black spray enamel about 2 cans is sufficient for a 72 can array and painting the box. For this size window the number of soda beer cans required is 72.

This allows them to absorb and conduct uv heat better. You ll need a large sheet of glass for the front. Paint and install your hot wall of solar cans. Coke beer or soda cans.

The back side of your diy panel can be wood or metal. This is to help them absorb and conduct heat better. The top of each can is cut and bent in a way to ensure efficient heat exchange between the pop cans and the flowing air. The solar collector s main ingredients are aluminum cans painted matte black any pop cans will do.

Cold air is drawn in through the bottom of the panel and up through the cans where the air is heated by the sun. 4 x 1 x 6 boards not pine or poplar. Spray paint the frame back panel and cans black. That s right recycled solar panels using almost completely free materials.

For the back you can use metal or plywood. Next make a wood or metal frame to hold your makeshift solar panel cells soda cans in place. Regardless of outdoor temperatures black objects will absorb heat more readily than other colors. While soda cans can t convert sunlight to electrical power they can be used to capture solar energy to heat air.

Build a wood or metal frame to hold your solar panel cells soda cans. For the front attach the glass or polycarbonate sheet to the front panel onto the frame.