Which solar panels to buy?
We've been living exclusively on solar power for over 8 years in trailers and a sailboat, and we've used and installed quite a few different types of solar panels in various configurations. In hope...
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Read it. Good article and only one nit-picking deviance I would mention--all wire has resistance and it varies by amount of copper to carry the current. Heating the wire to initiate resistance is not correct and the temperature of wire, considering ambients and amount of current, isn't a contributing factor.
The effect of temperature across the junction within the solar cells is a factor and all panels are derated for temperature increase.
If I had a suggestion, it would be to skew the article's comments about wire size to instill a user to use larger wire and not plan or suffer the use of inadequate wire size. Typically, you install wire once but benefit or loose for the life of the installation.
The effect of temperature across the junction within the solar cells is a factor and all panels are derated for temperature increase.
If I had a suggestion, it would be to skew the article's comments about wire size to instill a user to use larger wire and not plan or suffer the use of inadequate wire size. Typically, you install wire once but benefit or loose for the life of the installation.
