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
Perry Unisolar made panels with diodes between every cell. Wired in series parallel, they do work in leafy shade, and in rain too.
There is one other currently made panel that has this feature--but they are from Germany and I have been unable to find a source to buy them from.
In general, parallel is better, but with a good MPPT controller more watt-hours may be harvested.
