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--- electrical:solar:panels [2024/05/28 15:50]
frater_secessus [Specifications]
+++ electrical:solar:panels [2024/05/28 22:01]
frater_secessus [efficiency]
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 ==== Portable ====
-While most panels are hard mounted horizontally on the roof of the van, portable folding portable solar panels have dropped in price and have some advantages.
+While most panels are hard mounted horizontally on the roof of the van, portable solar panels((folding, briefcase, framed or otherwise)) may have some advantages.
 [[https://www.amazon.com/portable-solar-panel/s?k=portable+solar+panel|Amazon search]]
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   * Questions exist about long-term durability
   * Possibility of panels getting stolen
+  * not all portables are weatherproof
+  * can be blown over by wind
+Note that regular framed panels can also be carried as portables.  To make storage/placement easier they are usually 100x times however many you need.
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 ===== efficiency =====
-The formula for panel efficiency is simply rated watts / square meter.  A 20% efficient panel will make 200w per square meter under lab conditions (ie, 20% of the lab's 1000w standard).
+The formula for panel efficiency is simply [ rated kW / square meter ].  A 20% efficient panel will make 200w per square meter under lab conditions, ie, 20% of the lab's 1000w standard. (0.20kW per square meter)

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