Need Help With 3 Line Drawing And Calcs For City Of Tucson

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  • LHawes
    LHawes Solar Expert Posts: 46 ✭
    #32
    Re: Need Help With 3 Line Drawing And Calcs For City Of Tucson

    Thanks for that Lorlec, my partner will LOVE working that formula.
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  • LHawes
    LHawes Solar Expert Posts: 46 ✭
    #33
    Re: Need Help With 3 Line Drawing And Calcs For City Of Tucson
    BB. wrote: »
    You can also use the Wiring Calculator in this thread to check your losses at various temperatures (typically, design for less than 3% total loss at worst case temperature).

    The other place where you will have losses is the solar panels themselves. There Vmp output voltage falls with increasing temperature (the current rises a little bit with increasing temperature--but you can ignore the effect with little error).

    My system (GT 3 kW) seems to vary from a cool spring day (60 degrees or so) to hot spring day (95F)--by about 5-10% output drop at higher temperatures (could also include the typically hazy sky we have in hot weather).

    You can look up your panel's Vmp and temperature coefficient and plug the numbers into:

    Note: I messed up the equation a bit--see following post for clarification (-Bill B.)

     P=V*I=[Vmp @77F + Vtcf(77F-xxF ambient)] * Imp

    I think that will work for you--I have to go.

    -Bill

    Thanks Bill ................
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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,642 admin
    #34
    Re: Need Help With 3 Line Drawing And Calcs For City Of Tucson

    Larry,

    I got a sign wrong. should be a "-" in the middle of the equation:

    P=V*I=[Vmp @77F - Vtcf(77F-xxF panel temp)] * Imp

    Assuming that Vtcf/Vtoc is a negative number (such as "-0.0704 V/°C")... And that you will have to switch between °C and °F--depending on which your units your specs. are in.

    -Bill

    PS: Also, note that xxF or xxC is the panel temperature, not the ambient temperature... Use a contact thermometer or IR thermometer to measure panel temperature.
    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
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