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RJsfishin
Explorer
Mar 18, 2014

Mono Panels VS Poly Panels Advantage. What Is It ?

I spend more time camping in full daylite w/o any sun, than I do in full sun. In that condition, would mono panels be more efficient than poly ? Actually, would I even notice any difference tween eit...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Mar 18, 2014
Hi,

Amorphous panels do best in low light, but the trade off is 5 times as many square feet are needed for the same output.

Poly apparently in real life testing do better than mono in difficult lighting conditions.

My solar upgrade will be high voltage poly, with an MPPT controller when it happens.

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