Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

Oscargrouch

EricMears wrote: »

Very similar to yesterday but slightly less generation : 25.1 Kwh.

My readings appear to follow the trend-

Mon 11.5
Tue 18.7 :beer:
Wed 14.5
Thur 14.7

Not bad for the system I have, as Eric stated in a previous post; 'better than ISA's':rotfl::j:T Lets hope that Friday brings the expected sunshine from 7:00 :A.

KevinG

If the weather carries on like this for the next 7 days, which it looks like it might, I should just scrape PVGIS for May, which is pretty amazing considering I was running at less than 50%. So far, since installation last June, November 2011 is the only month I haven't exceeded it (-11.7%). I am hopeful of an all-time record today (best day so far was 30 April).

John_Pierpoint

I am getting results similar to those cloudless days at the end of March.

I think it is a mixture of the height of the sun relative to 30 degree roof, the SE orientation, dust on the panels(?), Misty mornings, London smog in the air and the higher panel temperatures.

But today my 3.6 system, previously generating a sustained 2.9 at noon, has been over 3.0 kW for about 2.5 hours today so I am hoping for a record.

Nothing like an easterly breeze for sending that carp hanging in the air over London, back were it belongs (Poisoning the people around LHR ?).

Oscargrouch

Wires not crossed for today, may have my best daily reading todate!
Done 15.6 so far
Best todate 18.7
Currently knocking out 1.693kW
If I continue like this I will have to invest in another Anorak:rotfl:

Oscargrouch

End of Day 18.2 in Sunny Northamptonshire.

GaryMo_2

Record day for me in Manchester - 28.67kWh
Previous four days haven't been too shabby either - 25.59kWh, 27.64kWh, 28.13kWh and 27.85kWh. A total of 137.88kWh for five days so hoping the next two days give more of the same for one excellent week of generation!

Currently at 93% PVGIS for May, current generation figure 439.42kWh.

EricMears

27.03 Kwh here today.

Noon peak was 3.25 Kwh - so still some haziness around but rather less than last couple of days. Generating from 5:30am til 8:45 pm (albeit not a lot at either end of that !)

Still 4 weeks to go until Summer Solstice so hopefully 56 days that could all be better than today :T:T

albyota

If this is any help to anyone,
my system has now been operating for a year now, fitted May 18th 2011, its a 3.04kWp array, south facing 45 degree pitch, using 16 x Schott 190 Watt Mono panels, and an SMA SB3000TL-20 inverter, has generated a total of 3370kWh. (and another 20.08kWh today)
makes a mockery of government SAP 2005 / 2009 / pvGis figures.

KevinG

KevinG wrote: »

I am hopeful of an all-time record today (best day so far was 30 April).

Very close but didn't quite beat 30 April. Obviously it was a lot warmer today which could be a factor.

Kernel_Sanders

Tuesday's record comfortably beaten with 27.64 today.

I think I heard on the forecast that there wouldn't be a cloud in the sky tomorrow, but I expect there might be one huge (but extremely thin) one instead

sly_dog_jonah wrote: »

I don't recall the power output getting much above 3kW due to ambient temperature, limited wind and a lack of cloud cover to cool the panels.

I'm pretty sure that a lack of cloud cover would easily outweigh any benefit resulting from the cooling this would otherwise produce!