June 11, 20251 yr What would the difference in performance/output be between North (0°) vs Northwest (310°) facing panels?I stay in Cape Town
June 11, 20251 yr The quick answer in my mind would be as follows:East facing bias would mean nice early production, but after midday, it will drop off quicker that a pure north installation.West facing bias (as to your question), is the opposite. Will shift the power curve till after noon, (so poor(er than east) production in the morning).I have a separate string pointing west, so that we can extend our solar production for longer cooking with electricity, instead of using gas.See the attached graph. The blue part is the extra energy I get from having west facing panels. The rest are north facing. Edited June 11, 20251 yr by Sidewinder
June 11, 20251 yr Author 13 minutes ago, Sidewinder said:The quick answer in my mind would be as follows:East facing bias would mean nice early production, but after midday, it will drop off quicker that a pure north installation.West facing bias (as to your question), is the opposite. Will shift the power curve till after noon, (so poor(er than east) production in the morning).I have a separate string pointing west, so that we can extend our solar production for longer cooking with electricity, instead of using gas.See the attached graph. The blue part is the extra energy I get from having west facing panels. The rest are north facing.Thanks for the info!Am I correct by saying that I will be getting better production (and later) from after12 noon ?
June 11, 20251 yr Just now, AndreGreyling said:Am I correct by saying that I will be getting better production (and later) from after12 noon ?👍
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