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Old 07-05-09, 03:54 PM   #98
jwxr7
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I'm not sure what you mean by
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which is the max instantaneous you could notice between 11 and 15 ?
? Is 11 and 15 the time, like between 11 am and 3 pm?

In the winter i have observed the panels maxing out the inverter. It would hit 204 watts and not climb anymore. On several occasions during hot sunny days I checked the inverter output, but it was only about 120 watts. I would have expected it to be maxed out under those peak solar conditions. I remember one day feeling the panels with my hand. They were extremely hot. Aren't the polycrystalline type like mine effected more by temperatue? I also felt the inverter and it wasn't too bad.

The suns path thru the sky is actually quite far north in the morning and evening too. Making me want to angle my array that way slightly, or at least go totally flat. They seem to recommend this for lower lattitudes, but not mine.
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