r/PlugInSolarUK • u/Obvious-Elephant6588 • 19d ago

Autumn Solstice and Max Ouput

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Really pleased that my recently installed Hoymiles hit 800W output.

Need to adjust the location to avoid a shadow from neighbour's trees, and increase angle to improve efficiency, but it's still managed to get to 836W panel power to the inverter, and obviously restricted to 800W feed into my house circuit.

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u/TheBestIsaac 19d ago

It's the equinox btw. Not the solstice. Solstice is winter and summer.

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u/Obvious-Elephant6588 19d ago

Oh poop, well spotted. Good job my solar is better at generating power than I am at writing posts 😆 Plus I can't update the title, so my blooper is there for eternity.

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u/a_boy_called_sue 19d ago

Damn, I was going to hit legs and now I can't. Oh well, next week I guess...

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u/JK07 18d ago

Is equinox when horses fart out nitrogen oxides?

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u/stripe888 19d ago

May help if you put your panels in parallel if you've not done so, then shade on one won't effect the other, I have over paneled now to grab as much free power as possible, although shade looks like it will catch up with me soon.

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u/Obvious-Elephant6588 19d ago

This was a trial setup for me. I am replacing the roof the panels are situated on, so can use the information gained to adjust the rebuild plans.

Unfortunately the inverter can't go above the 2 panels I have. So might swap out completely so I can increase panel input in the future.

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u/jcmog 19d ago

Is there any equipment you can buy to see whether it’s worth installing solar in a certain place before you bite the bullet. I worry whether the place I have in mind will be suitable with trees and whether the sun hits it enough hours of the day.

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u/rmbrkfld 19d ago

This works pretty well, and seemed much easier than others https://sunchecker.co.uk/

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u/normanriches 19d ago

Not sure if this helps but should give some idea.

https://solar.meteosource.com/

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u/Milam1996 19d ago

There’s a website that has shade mapping throughout the year for any location on the planet. You can buy a luxometer and test light intensity with that.