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When you decide to build solar panels at home your choice of cells will determine the cost of the system and its power producing ability. There are mainly three kinds of cells available in the market. Depending upon your requirement you can make a large but cheap system or an efficient but small system. Let's look at all the types of cells and the benefits and the costs in terms of the electricity producing capability. There are mainly three types of solar cells which can be used for residential solar panels. Mono crystalline - They are the most efficient of all the solar panels. But along with efficiency comes high price tag as they are the most expensive ones. Along with that we have many benefits like they do work better than other types of solar cells even in lower light conditions and hot weather. The maintenance requirements as same as other cells. Since they are more efficient than other types of solar cells hence reduce the size of the panels as the same amount of power can be obtained from smaller size solar arrays. This smaller size reduces the friction to the winds and the load on the system on which they are mounted. They are uniformly blue in appearance. Polycrystalline - They are the second most efficient and are less expensive than Mono crystalline cells and can save you some money when you build solar panels at home. They are the most commonly used cell types right now. Since they are less efficient than Mono crystalline ones so to produce the same power a larger size solar array will be needed hence increasing the resistance to wind and the pressure on the mounting system. Amorphous or thin-film solar cells - They are made by depositing silicon directly on sheets of different materials. They are less efficient than Mono crystalline and polycrystalline solar panels at this time but technology is constantly improving and sometime soon they will get as efficient as the other cell types. The biggest advantage of this type of cells is that flexible panels can be made from them. They are also the cheapest. When you build solar panels at home your choice of the solar will chiefly depend on the amount of electricity that you're wanting to produce and the place and type of mounting you will be using to install your panels. You can buy DIY guides which give you detailed instructions about building solar panels at home using easily available materials.
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