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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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12thgenusa
Explorer
Mar 18, 2014
Standard comparison.
Mono vs Poly

This article says that poly is maybe .5% better in low light. If your 200 watt panel is in the shade and only producing 25 watts, the poly panel would theoretically produce 25.125 watts. Could/would you even notice the difference?

Actually it says maybe .5% more per year in a fixed installation.

The biggest issue is efficiency which relates to panel size for equal watts and initial cost.

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