Re: [RE-wrenches] Temperature coefficient versus Power

2024-01-30 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar via RE-wrenches
10+ years ago I thought that Sunpower Solar wrote the best info. Their module technology was superior and the classic 327 module output was amazing in high temperature and also in cloudy skies. They were the first to have really good warranty for both workmanship and output over time. I have

Re: [RE-wrenches] Temperature coefficient versus Power

2024-01-30 Thread George McClellan via RE-wrenches
Good Morning; Excellent update Rebekah (someone is up early). Module voltage stays pretty linear as irradiance varies and temp stays constant. Currently the industry calls this linear, but as the whitepaper Rebekah posted shows, it is not truly linear. [cid:image001.png@01DA534A.1D15BC60]

Re: [RE-wrenches] Temperature coefficient versus Power

2024-01-30 Thread Rebekah Hren via RE-wrenches
Hi Jason, That's an interesting question, as typically it is stated that temperature coefficients are linear, however the "linearity" is with respect to the temperature variable, not power (irradiance) I have always assumed that tkPmp is fairly linear with respect to power, but now that you

[RE-wrenches] Temperature coefficient versus Power

2024-01-30 Thread Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
I'm having a hard time finding concrete information on the relationship of temperature coefficient and power output. Solar panel temperature coefficients are determined at Pmax. My question is, at lower irradiance levels, say where power output would be 50% of Pmax at 25C, would the temperature