Renogy Solar Panels
I just received my new 100 W Renogy Portable Suitcase. Using the factory default settings except for Celsius to Fahrenheit and time/date changes, I noticed that when I first hook the panels up to my c...
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MrWizard wrote:
sounds normal to me
what is the battery state of charge ?
near full batteries don't need much
and
panels reduce output as they heat up
Very interesting observation...! I was wondering about that. I noticed that the panel temps had increased from 70 degrees F to around 82 degrees F. I don't know if that's a big temp increase because temps here in Idaho during the summer can easily get in the 90s.
I also noted in my manual that you can configure the controller to change it's algorithm to be more efficient as the panel temps go up. I'm a noobie so I haven't figured that out yet.
