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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Down here in the estuary, the snow never managed to settle - it tried and failed except on north facing slopes and Swiss style, the temperature hovered at 1 to 2 degrees all day in drizzle/sleet with sunny periods. Managed to generate 5.02 kWh.
At time of writing the temperature is up from -4 to -2, it is foggy and the hoar frost covered panels are generating 116 watts0 -
Only 1.2kWh yesterday
Panels covered in snow
Outside temp at 8am this morning was -9c
Over 1/2 way through Jan and 33% of PVGIS
Happy Days:D16 Sanyo Hit 250s.4kWp SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW roof. 28° pitch. Minimal shade. Nov 2011 install. Hybrid car. Ripple Kirk Hill. N.E Lincs Coast.0 -
Can anyone recommend an Android Solar PV App?
If you've got a Sunny (SMA) inverter that works on bluetooth then Sunny Solar Log (costs about £6) works very well on that. Will display current day and historic generation, plus will auto upload to PVoutput online.Adventure before Dementia!0 -
Dave_Fowler wrote: »Some interesting results today.
Dave, very interesting. You're clearly not as sad as me.
I'd have been out there clearing system 2 one panel at a time every ten mins or so, just so I could study the 'playback' later in the day to see the live watts per panel results!
Might answer Tunnels question about how many panels can be shaded on a SE system whilst still allowing the remaining panel(s) to work (I suspect all but one?).
Boys and their toys.
Got a 7 yesterday, best since mid November.
Mart.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.
For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.0 -
Still minus 0.5 C, but all frost on panels nearly melted, Something that looks like a moon shining through the fog and panels generating 960 watts.
Come on I want cook a free lunch.:D0 -
1.2 kWh in the Mids...:(2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Final out-turn was another 5kWh, though with a SE orientation, I get my peak about 11.00 GMT. So a 13:00 lunchtime clearing of the fog giving about 1.7 kW output was reasonable.
Shame about the helicopter though.0 -
7 kWh generated here today :j - best day of the year so far!Everything will be alright in the end so, if it’s not yet alright, it means it’s not yet the endQuidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur0
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2.83 kWh generated today, still smiling 'cos I've always wanted PV panels.:hello:0
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3.85 for me today0
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