October 4, 20169 yr I am hoping we can share our real works number of our solar arrays. I went for Solar Frontier 170W panels as they are said to be more efficient, especially in low light. So I am keen to see what other people are getting. These are stats I have got from my inverter PV array size: 2.040KW Max PV input: 2.202KW - 20 September Max hourly KWh: 1.947Kw Max daily production: 14.201Kw Average daily production: 10.621kWh Total Production since 28 June: 1050KW Max Efficiency: 6.961kWh/kW Average Effieciency: 5.207kWh/kW Interested to see how Solar Frontier with their CIS technology compares to others.
October 5, 20169 yr From what I have seen, they generally produce 9 - 11% more than the popular Poly panels like Renesola, Yingli, etc do
October 13, 20169 yr 16 hours ago, Travis said: Will be interesting to see what others share. I don't have stats to share so it makes it very difficult to compete, but it would be nice to see what others come up with.
October 30, 20169 yr Author I have some updates as we move into Summer, and data is easier to find thanx to AICC! @TinkerBoy PV array size: 2.040KW Peak Energy KWh: 2.735Kw Max Power: 14.446Kw Average daily production (October): 12.280kWh Total Production since 28 June: 1369KW Max Efficiency: 7.081kWh/kW Average Efficiency(October): 6.020kWh/kW To me it look like the Thin film 2KW performs the same as other 3KW systems. Anyone care to share?
November 1, 20169 yr On 10/30/2016 at 4:22 PM, Travis said: I have some updates as we move into Summer, and data is easier to find thanx to AICC! @TinkerBoy PV array size: 2.040KW Peak Energy KWh: 2.735Kw Max Power: 14.446Kw Average daily production (October): 12.280kWh Total Production since 28 June: 1369KW Max Efficiency: 7.081kWh/kW Average Efficiency(October): 6.020kWh/kW To me it look like the Thin film 2KW performs the same as other 3KW systems. Anyone care to share? I know someone with a 10Kw Solar Frontier, and a 10KW Polycrystiline installation, and the SF performs on average 10-11% more than the Poly panels, on the same day with similar loads.
November 4, 20169 yr On 10/4/2016 at 2:16 PM, Travis said: I am hoping we can share our real works number of our solar arrays. I went for Solar Frontier 170W panels as they are said to be more efficient, especially in low light. This is where their real value is appreciated: low light performance and particularly suitable where shading and partial shading occur.
November 7, 20169 yr Author On 11/1/2016 at 8:48 AM, SilverNodashi said: I know someone with a 10Kw Solar Frontier, and a 10KW Polycrystiline installation, and the SF performs on average 10-11% more than the Poly panels, on the same day with similar loads. By someone do you mean Sinetech?
November 7, 20169 yr Author On 11/4/2016 at 8:27 PM, SOLARWIND said: This is where their real value is appreciated: low light performance and particularly suitable where shading and partial shading occur. Indeed, I am making power from 5:15am to 6:30pm at the moment. Making 500w by 6:45am, 1kw by 7:35 and 1,5kw by 8:30. Power production dips down to 500w again around 4:30
June 6, 20206 yr On 2016/10/30 at 4:22 PM, Travis said: To me it look like the Thin film 2KW performs the same as other 3KW systems. Anyone care to share? I know this statement is a few years old but I run both Thin film and Poly solar panels and I can directly compare performance. I can confirm that thin film offer significantly better performance and efficiency year round to the extent that I will from now only purchase thin film solar panels if possible! I would estimate the % increase to be between 25 and 30% better than the poly panels. This is more impressive seeing the NO shading is occurring so no excuse can be drawn for the poly panels!
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