The best photovoltaic solar panels
Thought I would share some information on what are rated as the best/most efficient panels available. Sanyo HIT Power N Series. The cells are hybrids of monocrystalline silicone, surrounded by ultr...
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TechWriter wrote:harold1946 wrote:
Thought I would share some information on what are rated as the best/most efficient panels available.
Sanyo HIT Power N Series.
I think a more realistic measure of PV panel efficiency is the PTC standard that CA uses in thier List of Eligible Panels.
I loaded the list in Excel and compared manufacturer label ratings to their PTC test readings and found that the most efficient PTC panel was . . .
United Solar Ovonic 11W panel at 98.2% (label wattage/PTC = 11/10.8). However, United Solar makes "building-integrated" panels which would probably not work on RVs.
The most efficient Sanyo panel is 93.2%. Not bad, considering the average panel was 89.3% (BTW, 11,932 panel models were tested.)
However, there were still a number of panels that tested higher than your Sanyos.
I think that information is not all inclusive of the latest technology.
Neither listing shows the Sanyo HIT-220A01.
