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electrical:solar:status [2019/07/13 20:45] frater_secessus [evening] |
electrical:solar:status [2019/09/07 19:39] frater_secessus [in bulk] |
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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. | 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. | ||
- | Also counterintuitively, | + | Also counterintuitively, |
- | This page is to help solar beginners tell what their system is doing without special equipment. | + | This page is to help solar beginners tell what their system is doing without special equipment. |
===== numbers rather than icons or lights ===== | ===== numbers rather than icons or lights ===== | ||
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**During bulk charging with MPPT** | **During bulk charging with MPPT** | ||
- | * Vpanel == Vmp | + | * Vpanel == Vmp((although [[electrical: |
* Vbatt climbing toward Vabs | * Vbatt climbing toward Vabs | ||
- | * Current delivered to battery holds steady | + | * Current delivered to battery holds steady((assuming sunlight holds steady)) |
* **Example: | * **Example: | ||
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==== evening ==== | ==== evening ==== | ||
- | **Are you hitting sundown with //at least// 12.7v((depending on your particular battery)) in your bank? | + | **Are you hitting sundown with //at least// |
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. |