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xzyHollyxyz
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Aug 15, 2014

Solar Panel Spec - Can Someone Please 'Splain?

I was looking again at the specs on my new flexible solar panel: 21.7 Open Circuit Voltage 6.10A Short Circuit Current 19.9% Cells Efficiency 5.70A Optimum Operating Current 17.7V Optimum Opera...
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12thgenusa
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Aug 15, 2014
It means a one square meter panel will produce 199 watts of power. The higher the efficiency the smaller the panel for the same power output.

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