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xzyHollyxyz
Explorer
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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time2roll
Nomad
Aug 15, 2014
Yes 19.9 is fine. Still the wattage rating is what it is.

If efficiency could move from 20% to 40% you would have double the output for the same size panel. So far that stuff is still just in the lab and not available.

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