Questions tagged [solar-panel]
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How would adding a wind deflector in front of roof-mounted solar panels affect drag on an RV?
I am mounting solar panels on top of a recreational vehicle (RV). To reduce drag, I was planning on building a small ramp in front of the panels to deflect wind before it hits the flat panel and mounts. Here is a rough sketch (red is brackets, black…
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What are the technical differences between flexible and rigid solar panels?
During a recent search I discovered the existence of flexible solar panels. Besides the obvious differences of low weight and flexibility what are the high level technical differences between flexible and rigid solar panels? What is the typical Lux…
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How can I connect mismatched solar panels in parallel?
I have two solar panels, a Sanyo HIT 240HDE4 (35.5 V and 6.77 A at max power) and a Panasonic (SANYO) HIT VBHN245SJ25 (44.3 V and 5.54 A at max power).
These panels are mismatched in both voltage and current, so aren't ideally suited to being…
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Solar powered kettle - how much power for 1/2 litre
I want to create a solar powered kettle but first, I need to know how much power will be required.
This means, I think, I'll need to know how much water I want to bring up to a certain temperature.
I'm trying to understand how to work this out,…
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8W Solar panel high amperage low voltage
I have to put together a small solar system for a college project.
I have solar cells with an output of 3.65A and 0.6V. Now if I paralel two groups of two cells connected in series I will double the amps and volts. And the output power will be like…
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