Solar Panel direction

Homeless by Choice wrote:
The more perpendicular the face of the panel is to the sun, the more amps it can create.

LeRoy

For Sure. in fact there are devices that have been designed that "Track" the sun and adjust the angle (Both Azmuth and elevation) as the world turns so the things always face the sun perpendicular.

What I do not know if if they are marketed or if the legal issues were too great. i know they are marketed for land based commercial installs and I had designs in my hands oh 50 years ago give or take a decade.

Mine are flat mounted and I generally get about 66% output, less in the winter with the lower sun elevation.

Tilting helps of course, buy with the low cost of panels these days just add an extra one.

This is why you'll see them tilted in winter.

Buying a sufficient number of panels eliminates the need for pointing at the sun directly...at least for me....and pianotuna.

In an ideal world for greatest output yes. Mine are a fixed flat installation and are from 2005. They still put out 17 amps at solar noon.

Charging starts at 30 minutes after sun rise and continues until sun down. Today is August 27 and at 9 a.m. the meters are showing 13.3 volts and 5.4 amp flowing into the battery bank.

The more perpendicular the face of the panel is to the sun, the more amps it can create.

LeRoy