best low light performance
Hi, Amorphous panels are clearly the best for low light performance--but are relatively speaking huge. Does any one know if Poly or Mono are better in low light?
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harold1946 wrote:HiTech wrote:harold1946 wrote:HiTech wrote:harold1946 wrote:HiTech wrote:
Mine do the same.
Harold what do you have to back up your claim about efficiency beyond the standard test conditions of strong light? If we are talking efficiency, the relative efficiency from full sun to 50% or less light strength is what is interesting when discussing low light situations. Efficiency in full sunlight is interesting, but moot in low light discussions.
Jim
I have nothing other than the industry standard Tier rating, of which thin film is rated the lowest.
Do you have information to the contraty?
I saw nothing in there other than under standard lab test conditions, not low light.
Do you believe that efficiency would increase under low light or remain the same?
I believe it is not linear. There are junction thresholds to overcome. But what I believe is not relevant. What does the data show?
All data shows thin film (amorphous) is the least efficient of the four types of panels, and has the lowest power output per square foot of all, in all light conditions.
Output per square foot is not what we have discussed. Output in low light vs. nominal wattage is the topic of posts about amorphous panels being good in low light.
Jim
