We introduced the advantages of our shade tolerant solar panel design in an earlier blog post. Our original design had the junction box in the middle of the shade tolerant panel. Many of our customers asked us to try and figure out ow to put the junction box at the end of the panel just like our standard flexible solar panels. I am pleased to announce that we have perfected a design that provides the magic of the four quadrant system with the junction box at the end of the panel. These new panels are becoming available in most all of our flexible panel sizes. See the diagram below for an illustration of these new panels. Patent pending
We are asked quite often if these shade tolerant panels really make a difference or are they a gimmick. I appreciate the question because it seems too good to be true. The fact is that we have extensively tested these panels against our standard panel design in all sorts of shading conditions and we have documented an average of 30% higher output with the shade tolerant design. In some cases, like boom shading across the entire panel, we have documented a 50% difference in performance between our standard panel and our new shade tolerant panel. Contact us anytime to discuss the advantages of these innovative solar panels.
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AuthorThomas Trimmer has been cruising with his Ericson 38 sailboat on the Great Lakes for over 20 years. He has pioneered the use of solar energy for wilderness cruising. He is continually designing and building equipment to simplify and enhance the cruising experience. Archives
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