Re:Direct Solar Power: Off-Grid Without Batteries
by adql on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @06:10PM
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> 1 thing I found lacking: discussion of optimal power point tracking. If ignored (PV panel -> load directly) then depending on the load's characteristics, it can pull the solar panel into very sub-optimal power generation.
The discussion: Buy MPPT controller
End of discussion
> That is an advantage of heaving batteries in the system: they can serve as a predictable / constant load, which a charge controller uses to have the solar panel operate at near-maximum output.
Well the single disadvantage of batteries is cost, everything else is an advantage so there is not much else to discuss here too.
The discussion: Buy MPPT controller
End of discussion
> That is an advantage of heaving batteries in the system: they can serve as a predictable / constant load, which a charge controller uses to have the solar panel operate at near-maximum output.
Well the single disadvantage of batteries is cost, everything else is an advantage so there is not much else to discuss here too.