So now I have a solar PV system how do I make the most of it???

John_Pierpoint

Blossom2528 wrote: »

Why is Essex doing so well. Just lucky with the weather, or always sunny?

Less rainfall then Rome.
Interesting pollution wafting out of London though..

don0301

8.3 kWh today

which makes it 100.1 kWh so far for the month

Dave_Fowler

don0301 wrote: »

8.3 kWh today

which makes it 100.1 kWh so far for the month

Sunny Essex wins again. I've only managed 3kWh today in Bedfordshire. Was meant to be sunny all day (yesterday's forecast) but has been cloudy until the sun set half an hour ago. Sky is clear now:mad: 55kWh so far this month (2.96kWp system)

Dave F

orrery

Dave_Fowler wrote: »

I've only managed 3kWh today in Bedfordshire.

Count yourself lucky - 685Wh today, just down the road from you. I've still got snow on the panels.

Does this mean we are now having a smallest wi**y contest?

Martyn1981

orrery wrote: »

Count yourself lucky - 685Wh today, just down the road from you. I've still got snow on the panels.

Does this mean we are now having a smallest wi**y contest?

I win!

Only 0.320kWh today.

I am the champion, hang on ....

M.

don0301

Martyn1981 wrote: »

I win!

Only 0.320kWh today.

I am the champion, hang on ....

M.

I wonder what grahamc2003 will be generating when he gets his system...

Will he post readings? :D:D

mysterons

Just over 9kwh today mostly before 1pm as around then those wide boys from Essex sent their clouds up here to spoil the day
I actually saw 3100 watts being produced around noon, not seen that since early last October

don0301

looks like it might be a record breaker today

Martyn1981

Amazing the difference with panel angles. Those steep people (for want of a better description) are very impressive at moment.

The difference between my 2 is also quite shocking;

2.4 at 30deg = 1,355watts (50% would be 677watts)
1.2 at 20deg = 455watts (200% would be 910watts)

both have identical ESE orientation, and the SMA1200 inverter is a tiny bit more efficient than the SMA2500 inverter.

(sorry about all the numbers)

Mart.

zeupater

Martyn1981 wrote: »

Amazing the difference with panel angles. Those steep people (for want of a better description) are very impressive at moment.

The difference between my 2 is also quite shocking;

2.4 at 30deg = 1,355watts (50% would be 677watts)
1.2 at 20deg = 455watts (200% would be 910watts)

both have identical ESE orientation, and the SMA1200 inverter is a tiny bit more efficient than the SMA2500 inverter.

(sorry about all the numbers)

Mart.

Hi

I take it that the 1.2kWp array is on a canopy roof ? .... if so, the difference is more likely to be related to the panels receiving less diffuse light due to not being able to 'see' as much sky than being due to the panel angle ....

HTH
Z