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opinion:frater_secessus:portable_panels [2023/10/11 13:45]
frater_secessus [Portable panels and personality types] 		opinion:frater_secessus:portable_panels [2023/10/21 20:13]
frater_secessus [when portables outperform mounted]
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 ===== when portables outperform mounted ===== ===== when portables outperform mounted =====
    
-Portables can outperform flat-mounted panels when they are either+Portables can outperform flat-mounted panels when they are 
  
-  * set out facing ~south((in the northern hemisphere)) at seasonally-optimal [[electrical:solar:output#panel_tilt|tilt]]; or +  * set out facing ~south((in the northern hemisphere)) at seasonally-optimal [[electrical:solar:output#panel_tilt|tilt]] in clear weather((tilt has minimal effect in overcast conditions)); or 
-  * moved throughout the day to optimally face the sun.  This can increase harvest over fixed tilt but requires frequent repositioning.  To give you an idea, automated single-axis trackers that follow the sun automatically can increase yield over fixed tilt by 20-35%.  Increases from occasional owner repositioning will be lower. +  * moved throughout the day to optimally face the sun in clear weather.  This can increase harvest over fixed tilt but requires frequent repositioning.  To give you an idea, automated single-axis trackers that follow the sun automatically can increase yield over fixed tilt by 20-35%.  Increases from occasional owner repositioning will be lower.  
 +  * set out in the sun when the mounted solar needs to be shaded
  
 ===== when portables underperform ===== ===== when portables underperform =====
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     * "won't be here that long"     * "won't be here that long"
     * panel isn't waterproof and it might rain (or has rained)     * panel isn't waterproof and it might rain (or has rained)
 +    * [[camping:stealth_camping|stealth camping]] in the city and no place to deploy them safely
 +    * high winds
   * set out but fell/blew over face-down   * set out but fell/blew over face-down
   * set out in overhead shade or high grass shade   * set out in overhead shade or high grass shade
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   * made of "flex" crystalline that breaks    * made of "flex" crystalline that breaks 
   * loose dogs pissing on them   * loose dogs pissing on them
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