Solar Cell Maximum Power Output (Hazy Sunshine)

RE: Solar Cell Maximum Power Output (Hazy Sunshine)

colporteur — Thu, 07 May 2020 13:27:17 GMT

Sweet old school meter (missing the needle) and resistive load in black bakelite box!

RE: Solar Cell Maximum Power Output (Hazy Sunshine)

DAB — Tue, 05 May 2020 18:21:19 GMT

Very good test.

I have often wondered if solar cells lived up to all the hype.

Your data is very interesting.

DAB

RE: Solar Cell Maximum Power Output (Hazy Sunshine)

genebren — Tue, 05 May 2020 15:32:43 GMT

Fun little project. I have been wanting to do some solar projects around the house for some time (LED garden lights, remote/wireless sprinkler valves, etc.). I wish you luck in finding the right projects and building something cool. (I know a solar powered robot [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-b23f49d3-d0d3-4137-abeb-7526c814b957/2541.contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]).

RE: Solar Cell Maximum Power Output (Hazy Sunshine)

ralphjy — Tue, 05 May 2020 15:22:09 GMT

Solar cells are great fun and a great learning tool. There are a many factors influencing power output from the cell and it's interesting to see how they interact. The maximum instantaneous power that I can get from my array occurs in May when I get the best trade-off between incident angle and array temperature.

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ankur608 — Tue, 05 May 2020 14:45:43 GMT

Great PV experiment, though I like the use of silly-putty for wire management.[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-b23f49d3-d0d3-4137-abeb-7526c814b957/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

-Ankur