Dry camping electrical questions
Hey all, so we've been camping for quite a while now and are starting to transition to no hook-up camping and have a couple of questions. We are looking to add an inverter and solar charging and could...
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MrWizard wrote:
Shade disabling a panel depends entirely on that panel and the number and placement of the by pass diodes
Each cell is approximately 0.5v
36 cells equal 18v
Loose two cells you still have 17v if all cells have by pass diodes
If the file are limited number around a string cells
Shade on one cell can block power from several cells
It has nothing to do with pwm , once voltage is low mppt won't do anything with it either
I agree. I preformed a short circuit test on one of my 160 watt panels I'm getting ready to install. 9.41 amps. Covered one cell....amps dropped to .4...... So... Hmmmm perhaps I should try it on different cells to see the effects in output.
