The Sun is falling

With the sun getting lower now its 10:30
Around 125° before my array gets to see direct sun. June was at 8:30 am.
Seems like winter might be sunless.
My 380 watt array is adjustable.
Yesterday morning at 11:15 with the panels due south my meter said I was bringing in 147 watts.
I went up the hill and set them to the sun.
New reading was 275 watts.
Seems to be worth the effort to set it.
Setting At 143° Then turning it once at 161° to 180. keeps the panels within 18~19°
Afternoons with batteries absorbing readjusting didn't really make much difference.
Around 125° before my array gets to see direct sun. June was at 8:30 am.
Seems like winter might be sunless.
My 380 watt array is adjustable.
Yesterday morning at 11:15 with the panels due south my meter said I was bringing in 147 watts.
I went up the hill and set them to the sun.
New reading was 275 watts.
Seems to be worth the effort to set it.
Setting At 143° Then turning it once at 161° to 180. keeps the panels within 18~19°
Afternoons with batteries absorbing readjusting didn't really make much difference.
Comments
- 12 hours sun per day * 60 minutes per hour / 2 minutes = 360 / days
Based on my daylight models, in less than one year, the world will be in total darkness... Less than 1 Year I say! I demand that somebody do something now about Anthropogenic Global Darkening. Perhaps raising taxes on solar arrays will help.-Bill "really off thread" B...
More seriously, east-west array/panel tracking works best in summer. In winter, slope matters more to catch the best of what sun there is.
Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer
Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter