Comparing the cool temperature performance of monocrystalline vs. polycrystalline PV solar panels. I ordered 3 of these 135w panels and one came as a polycry…
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Polycrystalline vs. Monocrystalline PV solar panel performance – Cool weather test
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Robert Langley says:
October 15, 2013 at 3:14 pm (UTC 0)
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DragonsREpic says:
October 15, 2013 at 3:20 pm (UTC 0)
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glen hunt says:
October 15, 2013 at 4:12 pm (UTC 0)
Thanks for the test, a great video!
KyleCarrington says:
October 15, 2013 at 5:11 pm (UTC 0)
Great video
mspider12 says:
October 15, 2013 at 5:12 pm (UTC 0)
I just picked up 2 160 watt sharp poly crystal panels and it seems the 1 panel out performs my 2 85 watt mono crystal ones. On overcast days they are just banging it out. Have you tried the test on an overcast day as well as a summer day?
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October 15, 2013 at 5:34 pm (UTC 0)
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October 15, 2013 at 6:06 pm (UTC 0)
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osityan says:
October 15, 2013 at 6:21 pm (UTC 0)
why does kyocera poly performs better ?
Jon Topham says:
October 15, 2013 at 7:11 pm (UTC 0)
this is related to a second degree effect of the material, which can be idealized with the temperature coeficients on the datasheets
Fearlessthinker says:
October 15, 2013 at 7:54 pm (UTC 0)
In general yes, but there are various grades of both mono and poly. For instance, Kyocera Poly outperforms many mono panels of the same watt rating. Good question.
oriettaxx says:
October 15, 2013 at 8:40 pm (UTC 0)
I read that MONO is supposed to perform better in hot weather, isn’t it?
jwright650 says:
October 15, 2013 at 9:17 pm (UTC 0)
Interesting comparison…looks too close to call at the moment. Maybe the Summer data will show a clear winner? Love the time elapse stuff in your videos
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