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- | ====== Shading ====== | + | Words of Wisdom: |
- | Shading can | + | ====== Partial shading ====== |
+ | Partial shading can have surprisingly dramatic effects on [[electrical: | ||
- | ===== even shading | + | ===== reminder: |
- | Even shading might | ||
+ | **Before we begin:** solar panels are " | ||
+ | Partial shading in this context means: | ||
+ | * light is falling on the panel | ||
+ | * but not evenly on the panel -- it is different on some cells | ||
- | ===== partial shading ===== | + | To prevent power from rushing into the shaded string and overheating them, panels have bypass diodes between the strings. |
- | Partial shading is problematic for solar panels because: | ||
- | | + | ===== panel configuration for partial shade ===== |
- | - voltage differences cause power to rush | + | |
- | When a panel is partially shaded the individual cells are running at differing voltages. | + | The way to avoid the problems associated with partial shade is to avoid partial shade. |
+ | * **avoiding shade** is best | ||
+ | * a **dedicated controller for each panel** is the next best thing | ||
+ | * [[electrical: | ||
+ | * With **PWM controllers, | ||
+ | * With **MPPT controllers** and **low-ish voltage** serial panel configurations (where the total Vmp is <=2x battery bank voltage) **parallel will probably still yield more**. | ||
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- | The takeaway: | ||
- | * With PWM controllers **parallel panel configurations typically yield more power** in partial shade than serial. | + | ===== exception: |
- | * With MPPT controllers and **low-ish voltage** serial panel configurations (where the total Vmp is <=2x battery bank voltage) it's close but **parallel will probably still yield more**. | + | |
- | * With MPPT controllers and **higher | + | |
+ | There is another approach, which is to **bring the shaded cells/ | ||
+ | This occurs because the MPPT has a broader range of voltages to sweep and can find [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== examples ===== | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// |