Being in Sa I have noticed the sun does not deliver the same amount of amps each day for solar panels?
Today I been getting only 16.5 amps per hour,but 3 days ago I was pumping in 32 amps a hour from my panels, and I have been in the same position for 2 weeks now?
kiwijims said
06:34 PM Jun 18, 2014
Have you checked to make sure there's no snow on the solar panels.
K.J.
Sharke said
07:02 PM Jun 18, 2014
How many watts are your solar panels. I have 200 watts and get around 9 amps/hour..
Cheers
Sharke
KFT said
08:58 PM Jun 18, 2014
The days get shorter as we move closer to the winter solstice(shortest day of the year around june 21) then they start to get longer again.
simples
Baz421 said
09:25 PM Jun 18, 2014
On my home solar, rated at 3.9kw I have had 5.4kw delivered from panels.
I monitored output in a log for 6 months or so and found on days with light white whispy clouds (say that fast) output is increased when compared to clear blue sky.
Obviously refraction of light will have a beneficial effect.
Maybe panels need a wash C/Man.
EDIT: Obvious also my panels are under rated by manufacturer,,, though I'd better admit that.
-- Edited by Baz421 on Wednesday 18th of June 2014 09:26:41 PM
graham (chickenman) said
09:40 AM Jun 19, 2014
Sharke wrote:
How many watts are your solar panels. I have 200 watts and get around 9 amps/hour.. Cheers Sharke
I have 3 x 200 watt here, but today is overcast again so it be run the genny all day as I be lucky to get maybe 7 or 9 amps a hour.
Yesterday I made 96.8 amps, but 3 days ago I was pumping in over 30 amps think I made 156 amps into my 2 x 280 amp batteries
AmandaJayne said
04:15 PM Jun 20, 2014
We found a difference in the amount of amps we got when over east (we are based in WA) and here in WA... the panels do much better in WA than say SA or Vic or NSW... Queensland is not so bad but we have not gone to NT yet.... WA seems to be the best place for sun even when cloudy. We will be putting up a few more panels now before we go back over east again :)
EG a cloudy over there we might get 1 or 2 amps over here we would get get between 9 and 15amps.....
graham (chickenman) said
04:42 PM Jun 20, 2014
AmandaJayne wrote:
We found a difference in the amount of amps we got when over east (we are based in WA) and here in WA... the panels do much better in WA than say SA or Vic or NSW... Queensland is not so bad but we have not gone to NT yet.... WA seems to be the best place for sun even when cloudy. We will be putting up a few more panels now before we go back over east again :) EG a cloudy over there we might get 1 or 2 amps over here we would get get between 9 and 15amps.....
AmandaJayne, great pics in your link,ive bookmarked it to go right through it, excellent job.
graham (chickenman) said
04:48 PM Jun 20, 2014
graham (chickenman) wrote:
AmandaJayne wrote:
We found a difference in the amount of amps we got when over east (we are based in WA) and here in WA... the panels do much better in WA than say SA or Vic or NSW... Queensland is not so bad but we have not gone to NT yet.... WA seems to be the best place for sun even when cloudy. We will be putting up a few more panels now before we go back over east again :) EG a cloudy over there we might get 1 or 2 amps over here we would get get between 9 and 15amps.....
AmandaJayne, great pics in your link,ive bookmarked it to go right through it, excellent job.
Next time you go throught Port Augusta might be worthwhile going on the steam train from Port Augusta to uorn,its steam during winter and diesel in summer.
Being in Sa I have noticed the sun does not deliver the same amount of amps each day for solar panels?
Today I been getting only 16.5 amps per hour,but 3 days ago I was pumping in 32 amps a hour from my panels, and I have been in the same position for 2 weeks now?
Have you checked to make sure there's no snow on the solar panels.
K.J.
Cheers
Sharke
simples
On my home solar, rated at 3.9kw I have had 5.4kw delivered from panels.
I monitored output in a log for 6 months or so and found on days with light white whispy clouds (say that fast) output is increased when compared to clear blue sky.
Obviously refraction of light will have a beneficial effect.
Maybe panels need a wash C/Man.
EDIT: Obvious also my panels are under rated by manufacturer,,, though I'd better admit that.
-- Edited by Baz421 on Wednesday 18th of June 2014 09:26:41 PM
I have 3 x 200 watt here, but today is overcast again so it be run the genny all day as I be lucky to get maybe 7 or 9 amps a hour.
Yesterday I made 96.8 amps, but 3 days ago I was pumping in over 30 amps think I made 156 amps into my 2 x 280 amp batteries
EG a cloudy over there we might get 1 or 2 amps over here we would get get between 9 and 15amps.....
AmandaJayne, great pics in your link,ive bookmarked it to go right through it, excellent job.
Next time you go throught Port Augusta might be worthwhile going on the steam train from Port Augusta to uorn,its steam during winter and diesel in summer.
http://www.prr.org.au/cms/
cheers
blaze