Not solar again ?
I ain't gonna do it , but I am Curious . In the course of a year I pull 3 different trailers and I was wondering : My pickup has a metal topper like the phone companies had in the past , if I put 3 o...
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PerryB67 wrote:CA Traveler wrote:Why would you have better shade tolerance in series than parallel. Nearly as good, or as good, but I don't see better, Then again, sometimes I need to be educated.
Another factor is serial panels with bypass diodes which most panels have results in better shade tolerance than parallel.
Enjoy,
Perry
the higher voltage at the controler has something to do with it. I even find this with my 24V panel in my camper. at 7am I will be getting between 0.5 and 1 amp of charge out of the 325 watt 24V panel but my 480 watt panels (12V's in parralel) will be putting nothing out for another hour at least. so low light/shading get better preformance as the voltage that does come through is high enough to start the charge. A MPPT charger is an important part of this equasion also in my opinion.
