My First PWM Solar Run
Well, I guess you could say I lost my solar charging virginity... finally. :) Two 140w 12v Poly panels, in parallel, manual tracking, Isc 8.15a (x2), Voc 22.4, 50' (one way) of 6awg cable to Solar3...
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grizzzman wrote:
Kewl Jrnymn7. It appears that it's more important to tilt the further north you are ??
Perhaps a voltage drop test is in order on your adapters ? Easy enough to do.
I'm not sure how to test them, as there is nowhere to put the probe north of the adapter. I guess I could just poke thru the 10ga wire's insul?
Yes, tilting made a significant difference. Even at high noon there was a worthwhile increase in panel power, at a 15 degree tilt. And just turning the panels a couple degrees occasionally made what I would consider a worthwhile difference. And of course, that's all scalable, so the gains on a much larger array could be a game changer.
