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Heat is even worse for solar panels than cold.

Posted on: February 1, 2019 at 10:21:02 CT
Spanky KU
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Panels like cold, sunny climates...but at high temps (over 100F) power output can degrade by 15%-25%.

The inverters have an operating temp range of -13F to +122F.. so cold is worse than heat to the inverter.

When using a single axis tracker, wind is the biggest enemy. The tracker will 'stow' at 40mph winds and power output from the panels will be severely degraded. Likewise, trackers will stow at a 45 degree angle (or so) in snowy conditions in order to shed the snow does not accumulate on the panel and make the system too heavy for the tracker motor to operate.
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Libs are ****ed again today - tman MU - 2/1 09:25:45
     RE: Libs are ****ed again today - MOCO SON MU - 2/1 10:24:14
     Well that is just kinda stupid, isn't it BUT did you hear - raskolnikov MU - 2/1 09:39:07
          RE: Well that is just kinda stupid, isn't it BUT did you hear - MOCO SON MU - 2/1 10:25:06
               So? - raskolnikov MU - 2/1 10:43:59
                    Again with the lie that Soetoro started the recovery. - Alferd Packer MU - 2/1 10:52:42
                    RE: So? - MOCO SON MU - 2/1 10:47:42
                         For petesakes - you want History? - raskolnikov MU - 2/1 10:54:24
                              RE: For petesakes - you want History? - MOCO SON MU - 2/1 11:31:29
                                   That is just dumb(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 2/1 12:01:05
                                        RE: That is just dumb(nm) - MOCO SON MU - 2/1 12:14:29
                              The economy had pretty well bottomed out when 'lil Barry - Alferd Packer MU - 2/1 11:01:18
                                   RIght. The SOCIALIST'S dream was to destroy the US - raskolnikov MU - 2/1 11:15:37
                                        Any regulations? - Alferd Packer MU - 2/1 11:53:17
          Someday you will see he is correct.... that the MSM is - Spanky KU - 2/1 10:01:35
               J-School is where they learn to be Democrat mouthpieces.(nm) - Alferd Packer MU - 2/1 10:48:49
                    I did a year of graduate work int he J-School, but Liberal - raskolnikov MU - 2/1 11:16:55
               No idea how that relates - raskolnikov MU - 2/1 10:15:49
                    Nancy has lost HER moorings! If the MSM would stop falsely - Spanky KU - 2/1 10:38:48
                         That has not happened and does not happen - raskolnikov MU - 2/1 10:45:38
                              'There is no false reporting'????? - Spanky KU - 2/1 11:12:31
                                   Don't hurt yourself stretching like that(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 2/1 11:17:55
                                        Not a stretch.. a PERFECT example of MSM 'falsely - Spanky KU - 2/1 11:23:27
                              RE: That has not happened and does not happen - MOCO SON MU - 2/1 10:48:25
                    RE: No idea how that relates - MOCO SON MU - 2/1 10:34:42
                         It will never get through the courts - raskolnikov MU - 2/1 11:20:33
                              RE: It will never get through the courts - MOCO SON MU - 2/1 11:34:04
     What's the story about the failure of energy sources - ummmm MU - 2/1 09:28:36
          They failed here in Minnesota - tman MU - 2/1 09:30:54
               Inverters really can’t perform below -10F - Spanky KU - 2/1 09:56:31
                    RE: Inverters really can’t perform below -10F - MOCO SON MU - 2/1 10:31:32
                         Heat is also bad... - Spanky KU - 2/1 10:39:27
                              RE: Heat is also bad... - MOCO SON MU - 2/1 10:40:45
                                   Solar panels start derating at about 83F - Spanky KU - 2/1 10:44:49
                    So, they generate heat as long as it’s not too cold out. Nm - hokie VT - 2/1 10:04:34
                         Heat is even worse for solar panels than cold. - Spanky KU - 2/1 10:21:02
                              Interesting, thanx. Nm - hokie VT - 2/1 10:41:47
               Interesting. I'll have to look into that. (nm) - ummmm MU - 2/1 09:32:15




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