best low light performance

Hi harold,

Apparently you don't understand the question.

Let me restate it.

Which is more efficient in low light. Mono, or Poly.

harold1946 wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
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?

Define what is ment by best. :S Amorphous "thin film" is the least efficient of the three types, with Mono being the most efficient, and poly next.
Amorphous is not capable of producing nearly as much power per square foot of area as the other two. Common sense would dictate that low light conditions would render Amorpous even less efficient.

So to answer your question, both are better (more efficient) than amorphous, under all light conditions.

I might be off base on this but I think a high voltage series system with MPPT will outperform in low light conditions. And more watts per foot has to be worth something. Low light may also mean long shadows so that needs to be considered.

pianotuna wrote:
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?

Define what is ment by best. :S Amorphous "thin film" is the least efficient of the three types, with Mono being the most efficient, and poly next.
Amorphous is not capable of producing nearly as much power per square foot of area as the other two. Common sense would dictate that low light conditions would render Amorpous even less efficient.

So to answer your question, both are better (more efficient) than amorphous, under all light conditions.