Solar Panels, Leafy Shadows and Bypass Diodes
3x250W panels, 3 bypass diodes each, series connected 91Vmp. A 5-10A battery draw over the panel output was maintained until 2:08. The rig is in Casa Grande, AZ about 40 miles south of Phoenix and fac...
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Around noon output is about 9A. In full sun, one panel should output 35A/3 = 11.6A.
Would you be better off with parallel where one panel in sun and 2 in shade will give 11.6A?
BTW, there's two types of shade. Bypass diodes will conduct when shade is produced from a nearby object. Bypass diodes will not conduct when the shade is from an object that's further away. In this case the shade is not as hard and the shaded cells are producing a small amount of current.
Would you be better off with parallel where one panel in sun and 2 in shade will give 11.6A?
BTW, there's two types of shade. Bypass diodes will conduct when shade is produced from a nearby object. Bypass diodes will not conduct when the shade is from an object that's further away. In this case the shade is not as hard and the shaded cells are producing a small amount of current.
