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--- opinion:frater_secessus:portable_panels [2023/10/11 13:47]
frater_secessus [when portables outperform mounted]
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:portable_panels [2023/10/21 20:13]
frater_secessus [when portables outperform mounted]
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 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
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     * "won't be here that long"
     * 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 in overhead shade or high grass shade

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