Solar wasted watts/volts
I am curious what happens to the watts /volts when your system is fully charged and you have no demand? Were does the extra power go?
Forum Discussion
there is no excess power generated
if you have 1000w of panels, that can generate 800w of output(you will almost never get 1000w of output)
and the battery bank and appliances can only use 500w
then 500w is what is generated
the batteries represent a resistance ( like a full fuel tank )
there 'potential' for X-watts from your system
put it cannot generate more than what the batteries/system can use
because the controller limits the voltage, and batteries/circuit resistance limits what that voltage can do
kinda like engine power versus weight of vehicle versus throttle position which controls that power capacity
if you have 1000w of panels, that can generate 800w of output(you will almost never get 1000w of output)
and the battery bank and appliances can only use 500w
then 500w is what is generated
the batteries represent a resistance ( like a full fuel tank )
there 'potential' for X-watts from your system
put it cannot generate more than what the batteries/system can use
because the controller limits the voltage, and batteries/circuit resistance limits what that voltage can do
kinda like engine power versus weight of vehicle versus throttle position which controls that power capacity
