โAug-30-2019 01:23 PM
โAug-31-2019 08:09 AM
profdant139 wrote:
Interesting discussion! I wonder why home solar panels aren't built to track the sun -- they are almost always stationary. My guess is that the cost and maintenance of tracking outweigh the gain in extra power.
โAug-31-2019 07:45 AM
Itinerant1 wrote:
If you have room on the roof just add another panel or two. Chasing the sun with tilting would be a pain in the butt unless maybe you're using a ground deployed system and looking to do something during the day.
With 1,280w flat mounted,
Nov/ Dec will average 6-750w peak or 2.5-3 kwh +/- daily.
Jan/ Feb average 7-800w peak or 3.1-3.7 kwh.
Mar-Oct average 8-1,150w or 3-7 kwh daily.
โAug-31-2019 07:25 AM
โAug-31-2019 07:21 AM
profdant139 wrote:If you have the bucks they do. The panels at the South La Posa LTVAs at Quartzsite do.
I wonder why home solar panels aren't built to track the sun -
โAug-31-2019 06:54 AM
โAug-31-2019 05:44 AM
โAug-31-2019 05:25 AM
ajriding wrote:
It would be interesting to see the amps change as the panel is tilted
โAug-31-2019 02:16 AM
โAug-30-2019 09:06 PM
โAug-30-2019 08:54 PM
โAug-30-2019 08:46 PM
โAug-30-2019 08:36 PM
pianotuna wrote:
Hi ajriding,
Thanks for taking the time to experiment and share it with us.
Solar panels are a 'constant voltage' device. You may loose 25 to 30% by not tilting. But NO WAY am I climbing the roof in a storm to stow the panels.
I'd consider a remote controlled tilting mechanism--but it is cheaper just to add another panel.
I trust folk's opinions when they have actually done an experiment, rather than guessing.
โAug-30-2019 08:34 PM
ajriding wrote:
It would be interesting to see the amps change as the panel is tilted
โAug-30-2019 04:08 PM