Saturday 30 September 2023

Solar power without direct sun

The three solar panels on this van point in three different directions: left, front, right. The fourth direction could not be harvested - in the back there is only the metal roller shutter, no option to affix a panel there. 

And the total capacity of the solar controller is max 80 V. With the three panels I usually get during idle a total voltage of 65V. This means I cannot even connect a fourth panel in series there.

Today I parked the van in such a way that the sun only came directly from the back. Means no direct sunlight on any of the panels.

And surprisingly, there is a power still generated, as the display shows:


12.5W and 0.35A are being sent to the controller, and from there into the battery. This is quite amazing and surprising.

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