Derekoak
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Panels on the bonnet have their problems. So it was suggested that panels on the windscreen was an alternative. I would prefer them to be inside the windscreen. Molly 2 said she had a flat permanent panel and a portable panel and the portable had the greater output. I assume because it would be tilted and facing the sun more. So my plan would be like that. In the summer my 160 watt on the roof should be fine. At other seasons take portable panels, put them inside the windscreen, which is at a steeper angle and as we do now face the car about south during the day. We tend to leave the car most days and go walking or running, so I am not happy leaving panels loose outside.
My questions are:
Will 160 watt flat panels work together with say 100 watt of more steeply angled panels both into the solar input of my ring rscdc 30. Do both panels produce the same voltage and just add the ampage? Or do I need 2 solar controllers?
There is a loss of energy with a solar panel behind glass due to lost non visible energy wavelengths. is it small or significant? Estimates I have read are around 13% loss due to uv and reflection.
My questions are:
Will 160 watt flat panels work together with say 100 watt of more steeply angled panels both into the solar input of my ring rscdc 30. Do both panels produce the same voltage and just add the ampage? Or do I need 2 solar controllers?
There is a loss of energy with a solar panel behind glass due to lost non visible energy wavelengths. is it small or significant? Estimates I have read are around 13% loss due to uv and reflection.
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