Many people wonder how much the will get out of a solar panel in the winter, when the days are short and the sun is low in the sky.
I'm at Mazarron in Spain at N37.56° and have 2X100 watt panels.
Last week on mid-winters day the controller was reading about 45 watts at 11.00 am, it went up to about 60 watts by noon and back to about 45 watts by 3.00 pm. At the time the sky was clear with uninterrupted sunshine.
At home in Ireland on a clear mid-summers day the controller will show up to 190 watts.
The controller fitted is ONE OF THESE
I'm at Mazarron in Spain at N37.56° and have 2X100 watt panels.
Last week on mid-winters day the controller was reading about 45 watts at 11.00 am, it went up to about 60 watts by noon and back to about 45 watts by 3.00 pm. At the time the sky was clear with uninterrupted sunshine.
At home in Ireland on a clear mid-summers day the controller will show up to 190 watts.
The controller fitted is ONE OF THESE