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opinion:frater_secessus:how_much_excess_solar_power [2022/12/14 13:57] frater_secessus [empirical testing] |
opinion:frater_secessus:how_much_excess_solar_power [2022/12/14 14:24] frater_secessus [looking up daily insolation (FSE)] |
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Plug it in and see if the solar can support it [[electrical: | Plug it in and see if the solar can support it [[electrical: | ||
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The downside is this is a YES/NO answer; | The downside is this is a YES/NO answer; | ||
- | ===== observation and prediction ===== | + | ===== prediction ===== |
+ | ==== looking up daily insolation (FSE) ===== | ||
+ | Hours of Full Sun Equivalent (FSE) is a convenient way to think of the amount of sunlight reaching the ground over the entire day. 4.5 hours of FSE means 4.5kWh of power reaching the ground per square meter. | ||
+ | To predict daily harvest we will use | ||
- | ==== overall | + | * FSE |
+ | * your panel wattage | ||
+ | * and your system's overall | ||
- | You can get a feel for overall system efficiency by | ||
- | - watching your system over time, as described above | ||
- | - comparing real-time harvest to theoretical harvest | ||
- | ===== average power harvest for a given time/place ===== | ||
- | ==== theoretical | + | ==== calculating |
- | === predicted daily harvest === | ||
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- | === predicted harvest at a specific time === | ||
Real-time harvest is a bit easier since there is no time component. | Real-time harvest is a bit easier since there is no time component. |