What are the steps to assemble cells into panel?
1. Select a flat, non-conductive surface where you would like to have your assembled PV panel. This can be a sheet of material which you can mount as a panel, or a flat surface which will permanently serve as a PV panel following its construction. The surface should be smooth, without bumps or crevices, and able to hold 36 cells for a 12 volt system, or 72 for a 24-volt system. A centimeter of extra backing material around the perimeter is necessary to serve as the mount for shimming material upon construction of the module. NOTE: The cells can be arranged in configurations of your choice, for instance: 36 cells can be arranged as 4 rows of 9 cells, 6 rows of 6 cells, 3 rows of 12 cells, etc. 2. Lay all 36 cells upside down and carefully solder a 1″ piece of conductive ribbon to each cell bus bar (back of each cell) so that the ribbon is located in a manner facilitating connection of the other end to the adjacent cell. NOTE: During the soldering procedure, first coat a small section of
