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DarkSkySeeker
Explorer
Aug 08, 2018

The need to (or not) carefully track the sun for solar

Can anyone give me technical guidance on the need (or not) to turn my solar panels to track the sun for best performance? Is solar collection highly optimized by nudging the panels along or creat...
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Almot
Explorer III
Aug 12, 2018
The notion of more efficient tracking on equator is counter-intuitive indeed. (Other than cleaner air conditions in some areas).

Quito on equator, fixed flat panel, 72% of optimum annually.

Winnipeg, flat panel - less value in tracking than on equator? In other words, flat panel in Winnipeg is more than 72% of optimum? (or better than whatever % of optimum is flat panel in Quito, I didn't check numbers in the article)

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