Solar charging with some shade
I'm facing west today, so I'm getting a pretty good shadow on one of six series-connected panels. Panels are all around 135w @ 12v. Shade is on the far-left panel - about half of it: No...
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Forget solar and look at 6V batteries. These batteries are current limited to 10A each.
If you put 6 batteries in series you get 36V. The maximum current the series string can output is 10A. Max power is 360W.
If one of the batteries malfunctions and can only supply 6V at 5A then the string outputs 36V at 5A, or 180W.
If we have a switch that can sense a battery malfunction and bypasses it from the string, then the string outputs 30V at 10A, or 300W.
If you put 6 batteries in series you get 36V. The maximum current the series string can output is 10A. Max power is 360W.
If one of the batteries malfunctions and can only supply 6V at 5A then the string outputs 36V at 5A, or 180W.
If we have a switch that can sense a battery malfunction and bypasses it from the string, then the string outputs 30V at 10A, or 300W.
2oldman wrote:BFL13 wrote:Me too.. and good question!
If that shaded panel is half by-passed, then it is putting out half its current? (I really am confused about the current amount)
