opinion:frater_secessus:mppt_anthills
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opinion:frater_secessus:mppt_anthills [2025/08/06 16:08] frater_secessus [multiple anthills (unknown) of varying heights] |
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| If they tell you in advance there may be many different anthills you can explore the entire field and remember each hill you find. Eventually you will find the tallest one. | If they tell you in advance there may be many different anthills you can explore the entire field and remember each hill you find. Eventually you will find the tallest one. | ||
| - | This is what happens when you use an MPPT with an advanced algorithm that makes full sweeps of the I/V curve instead of looking only for local high spots. | + | This is what happens when you use an MPPT with an advanced algorithm that makes full sweeps of the power curve instead of looking only for local high spots. |
| * the controller generally costs more upfront | * the controller generally costs more upfront | ||
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| * and more time to //keep checking for the max// along the whole curve. | * and more time to //keep checking for the max// along the whole curve. | ||
| - | During these extended sweeps harvest falls off dramatically because the algo has to check the whole I/V curve, including points that make little-to-no power. | + | During these extended sweeps harvest falls off dramatically because the algo has to check the whole curve, including points that make little-to-no power. |
| This algorithm will find the MPP of the mismatched array but cannot make as much power as different panels/ | This algorithm will find the MPP of the mismatched array but cannot make as much power as different panels/ | ||
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