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electrical:solar:status [2019/07/13 20:45]
frater_secessus [evening] 		electrical:solar:status [2019/07/13 20:49]
frater_secessus [Is my solar working?]
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 A **poorly running system** is observed to deliver very little power because it isn't set up right (or is shaded, etc) and can't do any better.  Battery voltage is too low((<12.1v)) and doesn't meet needs. A **poorly running system** is observed to deliver very little power because it isn't set up right (or is shaded, etc) and can't do any better.  Battery voltage is too low((<12.1v)) and doesn't meet needs.
  
-Also counterintuitively, systems with lots of panel start generating usable power so early after sunrise that they can finish bulk charging well before solar noon.  This means the user would not see the system at full power during normal circumstances.  This effect is particularly strong when the system is [[electrical:solar:overpaneling#vs_battery_bank|overpaneled]].+Also counterintuitively, systems with lots of panel start generating usable power so early after sunrise that they can finish bulk charging well before solar noon.  This means the user might never see the system at full(([[electrical:solar:output|derated]])) power during normal circumstances.((assuming no loads))  This effect is particularly strong when the system is [[electrical:solar:overpaneling#vs_battery_bank|overpaneled]].
  
  
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-**Are you hitting sundown with //at least// 12.7v((depending on your particular battery)) in your bank?**  If so, you can relax;  your system is working well enough. +**Are you hitting sundown with //at least// 12.6-12.7v((depending on your particular battery)) in your lead acid bank?**  If so, you can relax;  your system is working well enough. 
  
 If not, either we are not harvesting enough power or we are using too much. Stop running heavier loads when the controller can no longer hold Vfloat.  If not, either we are not harvesting enough power or we are using too much. Stop running heavier loads when the controller can no longer hold Vfloat. 
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