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ktmrfs
Explorer III
Oct 17, 2013

Answering some solar panel with MPPT controller ?

Here is some real world data on solar panels when used with a MPPT controller to answer some question I, BFL and others have. This report is focused on the questions we had regarding solar panel use...
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red31
Explorer
Oct 17, 2013
Thanks for the effort and report.

I'm gonna guess these test where made on Oct 14, 2013 based on the data from U of O (Portland), click on chart recent data, then previous chart back to 10/14/13.

ktmrfs wrote:

And looks like in the fall at 46N latitude, I’m getting about 135 Watts from a nominal rated 160W panel, or about 85%. Sounds pretty reasonable to me, but would be interested to know what others are getting under similar conditions.

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