Simple Solar Question (kinda of a Poll ?)
If I have 200 watts on a polar mount now, and I track the Sun thru the day,....moving at least 3 - 4 times a day,......sometimes every hr if not doing anything any better, about how many watts would I...
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Snowman9000 wrote:Tom_M wrote:
The simple thing to do is measure current with panels pointed direct toward sun then lay them flat and take another reading.
If you do that test at 8AM and again at noon, you'll get big differences in the results.
130w, mid-May, 49N
Time, Flat , Tilted, Tracking- Amps
0700- 1.0, 0.6, 3.7
0800- 2.0, 1.7, 5.7
0900- 3.6, 3.6, 7.3
1000- 5.1, 6.2, 8.1
1100- 6.3, 6.8, 8.2
1200- 6.9, 7.7, 7.7
1300- 7.2, 8.3, 8.3
1400- 7.1, 7.7, 7.7
1500- 6.4, 6.9, 8.1
1600- 5.0, 6.6, 8.1
1700- 3.9, 5.4, 7.3
1800- 2.0, 3.3, 5.7
1900- 1.0, 1.7, 3.7
Flat 56AH, Tilted 70AH, Tracking 90AH
Mid-day dips in tracking amps from only moving panel three times a day.
