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Acei
Explorer
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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time2roll
Nomad
Jun 14, 2013
14.8 x 3 = 44.4 so it could be a bit short charging PWM into a 36. 42 no way, maybe just 24 or 30.
The nominal rating does not really apply so much in this upper zone.

Probably better to say 17 x 3 = 51 required for 36v PWM charging.

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