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Acei
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Jun 14, 2013

How much power does solar panels actually generate?

Lets say the solar panel is rated at 500w, how much power should I expect it to generate on a sunny day vs cloudy day vs rainy day? As a separate question, is it possible to run a residential fridg...
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Acei
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Jun 14, 2013
harold1946 wrote:
Acei:
You can mix/match panels if you are building amps as long as the voltage is the same and wired parallei.
You can mix/match panels if you are building voltage as long as you keep the amp rating the same and are wired in series.


I think this is a non-issue if I choose to go with the Sanyo/Panasonic HIT series panels. I'm not sure how many panels I can fit on the roof, but I could look into fitting 3 x 240w panels.

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