INCREASING Solar Panel Output for CHEAP!

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#solar #solarpanels #offgrid #offgridpower #solarpower #Ecoworthy #EcoFlow I increase the output of my solar panels for cheap in this episode.
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@IncognitaLabs 2 месяца назад

To test the power from rear illumination simply cover the panels themselves.. what you have left after they are covered on the front is what is being added from the rear.... this makes it easy to test.

@schirmcharmemelone 2 месяца назад

not true. the panels will be considerably colder increasing efficiency. this would make it look like as if back illumination would add way more power than it actually does.

@oliveraurich9642 2 месяца назад

not at all, as the panels themselves leave light through and with the cover you avoid rear illumination but not the reflection of the light going through panels (and reflection from the cover).

@davidrhp847 4 месяца назад

As you get closer to high reflection on the back you might want to protect the connectors and wires from the light/heat.

@putinscat1208 Месяц назад

If he is only reflecting and not concentrating sunlight, would this really be a problem? He could use thicker wires to compensate, or lower the current.

@incognito253 Месяц назад

@@putinscat1208 Correct, you're only reflecting here, with far less than perfect albedo. The effect on the wiring is almost certainly less than the effect of them just being in direct sunlight.

@Mikaci_the_Grand_Duke 10 дней назад

You'll probably get the best results with a bright white background. The problem with flat mirroring objects is that they reflect light in a specific direction, which means that at certain times of day, you lose all the extra light that is reflected in the wrong direction. You need diffuse reflection or parabolic mirroring.

@ShaneZettelmier 4 месяца назад

It’s pretty cool, that’s a pretty significant boost. I think another thing that would help would be to raise the panels up off the ground so you had less of a shadow space. If you lifted those 6 feet off the ground, you would eliminate more than half of that shadow space, and increase the amount of reflection that would affect the bottom of the panels I would think. 🤔

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

That's been a very popular suggestion.

@ecospider5 3 месяца назад

There are some test that show in some situations vertical bifacial panes mounted vertically actually are the best idea. And some have even had the panels facing east west not south. The reason this works so well is the cooling effect. Panels that heat up drop in efficiency enough to be a problem

@VanVeenTraining 2 месяца назад

Uni in Netherlands has tested and what you said is the best option.

@1xXNimrodXx1 2 месяца назад

Its not only the cooling effect, its also how the shadow is projected from those panels.

@TheGreatYakub-uk1ij 2 месяца назад

I’ve heard that as well, I wanted to try it but I’m scared that wind & the debris it kicks up might damage the panels!

@winterradicallds8353 3 месяца назад

Nice I did the exact same thing I painted my rocks white and that worked amazingly well then I added a reflective panel like you did and that completed it and everything charges really well and I added white glow rocks around the panels and now it charges even at night for about 3 hours although its not much of a charge being at night but I was very surprised to see that it actually works, thank you for the video

@EpicDeception 2 дня назад

As in glow in the dark pebbles? Can you elaborate?

@johnstark4723 3 месяца назад

BTW, been doing a test of my own. I don't have bifacial panels but while working on angling the panels on top of my TT I found that having the front set of panels laying flat and the back set angled I gained a lot of power. The reflection off the flat panels helped the back get more light. Usually from around 2:30 on I lose a lot of power whether it's sunny or not due to trees. However since laying the front panels down I am more than doubling my power from 2:30 on. Cloudy days I was lucky to get 3 to 4 kwh but now regularly get 5 to 6 plus kwh. Even now where it's been cloudy since 1:30 today I'm over 6.1kwh with an hour and a half of daylight or so to go and still getting 485 watts. Before I'd get around 145 watts with the panels all angled.

@andylutube 2 месяца назад

Good work, lots of knowledge and effort getting good results!

@zacharylewis417 4 месяца назад

Great video. For anyone up north bifacial is the way to go if you can ground mount. I found bifacial to be really beneficial for colder climates. Those cloudy/winter days is where it shines.

@RigepFroggit 2 месяца назад

also if you're more interested in being usable in places with lots of rain and cloudy weather instead of the monocrystal panels get polycrystalline panels. Not as efficient but can pull at least some charge out of overcast days with poor weather when monocrystalline panels won't produce at all.

@bold58 3 месяца назад

The thought came to me that one way around any inverter problems is to use as many dc appliances as possible . I have a small dc refrigerator that my panels run just fine . Also a dc coffee pot and a small dc water heater .

@SapioiT 2 месяца назад

If you add reflective stainless metal sheets both on the ground and on the hinged wall you were talking about, then that would help increase the gain even more, because the panels would use both the first reflection (sun-mirror-panels) and the second reflections (sun-mirror-mirror-panels).

@ChrisBaileyMusic 10 дней назад

White stonechip under the panels will do a lot. I've seen studies from snowy areas showing that bi-facials perform really well with albedo, not just "mirrored" surfaces.

@PrecisionGroupYT 3 месяца назад

We have 9 x 195w Eco-Worthy regular panels and they have been working excellent!! Very happy with their performance with our Bluetti’s thus far!

@kim.in.nature. 4 месяца назад

This was GREAT! One of your best videos yet, IMO. I have the 100 w Ecoflow foldable bi facial panels, so the reflective bubble wrap will help speed up charging. Thank you for taking the time doing all the 'tests' to save us the guesswork.

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@thesurvivalist. 4 месяца назад

Bifacial Poly Crystallines for me! Most days there are cloudy, especially during Autumn and Winter Months, but even during all months. Polyscrystallines still produce.

@PJ-uv9fr 4 месяца назад

I love when you experiment and share your findings! Also when you stumble upon new knowledge to pass on. 👼🎅🎄Merry Christmas to you and Tiffany🎄🎅👼 (and the boys too!)

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Thank you for watching, Merry Christmas!

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

I'm sure you could raise house temperature some by doing that. But I'd imagine paint fading and discoloration would happen.

@proteinman1981 3 месяца назад

The reflection helps but the carboard may have blocked cooling affecting output too. Thanks for sharing this, very interesting

@justinburton918 Месяц назад

I like that you tried the short wall❤

@Tron-Jockey 3 месяца назад

Additionally, to increase the sunlight hitting the top side of the panel, you can add a reflective surface (at 60 degrees to a panel surface that's perpendicular to the Sun) along the bottom edge of the array. This can effectively double the sunlight hitting the front surface and provide a substantial increase in output. It will also increase the temperature of the panel so some sort of auxiliary cooling may be needed. Keep in mind that Increasing the temperature of the panel and doubling the UV energy hitting it may decrease panel life. However, if used to supplement panel output only on hazy days it would not cause nearly as much heating and the UV energy would be reduced considerably.

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

Anything is possible, but the heat concern is something we must watch here in sunny Florida.

@johnhershiser4340 3 месяца назад

I used some mirrors, that can be purchased from thrift shops or discount stores, which greatly increased the watts.

@chuckfinley5206 2 месяца назад

Got a place that gives me large mirrors and smaller picture frames.

@tiggeroush 2 месяца назад

Check your temperature. Mirrors can cook your panels and greatly shorten their life.

@KevinLyda 2 месяца назад

It all adds up. What you're doing won't reduce your power. Panels are super cheap. I maxed out what i could put in and it supplies one third of my electricity - and I use electricity for everything: heat, home and car. Being able to make my own energy sure beats handing over money to petroleum companies!

@justOffgrid-ph7uo 21 день назад

Thanks for all the work 👊

@TKCL 20 дней назад

No problem 👍

@johnkirby6547 4 месяца назад

Very cool video Andrew.. Can't wait to see the next one.

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Thank you for watching

@arnecarlsson9740 4 месяца назад

Andy, You are a premier explainer and researcher among the best, if not the best! Many thanks for your efforts! 👍👍👍

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the kind words

@pampilgrim2274 4 месяца назад

I totally agree.

@j.k.7929 3 месяца назад

Thanks for helping with your Knowhow ❤❤❤

@jerrycurls88 4 месяца назад

Fascinating experiment Andrew. Always good to tinker for optimum performance. Merry Christmas to you and Tiffany!

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Love tinkering! Merry Christmas!

@PeaceChanel 3 месяца назад

Thank You for supporting Solar and for All that you are doing for our Planet Earth.... Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ ☮ ❤

@treepop1550 3 месяца назад

Amazing diy channel. You are helping to educate, provide practical information,inspire others to save money and help the environment. Channels like yours is what makes youtube worthwhile instead of dramatic and political/controversial. Well done !

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

Agreed! No time for drama here.

@janosszabo98 2 месяца назад

Nice words, but unfortunately in this case it's the blind leading the blind. There's nothing practical or educational in this video. These panels preform best upright and in an east west orientation. This video is just a random guy shooting in the dark, hitting miles off target. I certainly hope you don't consider this educational.

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

Says the person saying pointing a panel exactly opposite of the sun is best. Videos all over RU-vid disproving this "theory". At this point I'll test this since there's been enough people curious about it.

@janosszabo98 2 месяца назад

@@TKCL It's not exactly pointing "opposite to the sun" though, is it? It's more like one side facing the rising sun until midday, then the other side facing the setting sun ... you guessed it, until sunset. And both sides collecting reflected light all day. You clearly are not qualified to run this test (same as the others who "disproved" this), so don't bother. Or do it, give us more to laugh at.

@jamesrcoleii4577 4 месяца назад

Elevate the panels and add the reflected surface under the panels. This should give you a 10% increase or more in your system. I live completely off grid here in the West Texas Desert close to El Paso Texas and we have to set it up so we can get the best power rating we can get so we have fully charged batteries and the system runs through the night. We are not running Bi facial panels but I might just have to get me some.

@stevenpadilla4289 3 месяца назад

I have a suggestion. Its basically a mirror effect. But using some plexi and using a mirror tint to the back of it and use it similar to the bubble wrap. Its much more durable then the bubble wrap and hardier then mirror and should give you a similar effect!

@jessarellanes6648 Месяц назад

Never even thought about this thank you.

@TKCL Месяц назад

Thank you for watching

@ryanzynda5114 4 месяца назад

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Love the channel. 🤠

@pampilgrim2274 4 месяца назад

Hi, Andrew! I’m not sure if I ever told you what I taught before I retired. It was science and math. Your experiments and building projects are very satisfying to my innate inquisitiveness. It’s like a science lab everyday on your channel. Thanks for all your hard work putting all these interesting posts on your RU-vid channel. It makes me happy.

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Science was my favorite subject in school.

@pampilgrim2274 4 месяца назад

@@TKCL wow! Most of my students were in my class because North Carolina requires the science I taught as a graduation requirement. I had to spice it up and make it fun for them. To demonstrate the effect of changing the freezing point of water, we made homemade ice cream. My principal loved that lab because I always sent him a large serving.

@MsLanims 4 месяца назад

Merry Christmas 🎄 from Mississippi to Andrew and Tiffany. Also Merry Christmas to your audience in case I don't get to see anymore videos beforehand ❤

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

@kencotton4645 2 месяца назад

I was watching your reflection experiments today. If I was building the reflector, I would use a 2x2 along the top and bottom over the bubble wrap to prevent the wind from getting under the edges.

@markindy862 3 месяца назад

Hi, regarding your 45 degree angle for compromise sun position year round. I do not have any auto sun tracking on my panels but I do change the angle from summer to winter. I use my panels for my residence so getting peak watts is a must. Nice video😊

@simon359 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the video, I had recently bought four of these bifacial panels, and wondered what I could do to increase productivity!

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

There you go, anything reflective behind seems to help.

@lg3053 2 месяца назад

Great video. I know it was a lot of work so I appreciate that you did it.

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@richroberts9714 4 месяца назад

Andrew,you and I are two peas in the same pod. Love this video. I found three used solar tube skylights at the second hand construction materials shop, and with some duct tape and bubble gum they are now adding 16 - 22% to one of my array's. Love the bubble wrap idea though. Will have to try and see if I can add it to my set up... Merry Christmas!!!

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Nice! Merry Christmas!

@dr123hall 3 месяца назад

Reflectix on sides and minimal angle front and you’re cooking! Wind and weather, easy two years payback! Speaking get into solar cooking! (I have used Burns-Milwaukee oven since 1998) which survived a fall out garage attic!

@xraykadiddlehopper8067 2 месяца назад

I bought three of those 200w bifacial mounted on a ecoworthy rack mounted on a base that I put 6” swivel dolly wheels on for mobility. I used an RV windshield aluminum shade behind it works very well with the reflective panel behind and easily movable as needed. 👍

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

That is awesome!

@ScottieBMan 4 месяца назад

Great work, I have some big bifacials being implemented soon! Great info

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@jesstreloar7706 3 месяца назад

4:25 That bubble wrap also works very well to reflect heat. Covered the inside of my garage doors with it last spring. It was cooler all summer and the garage has stayed warmer all winter.

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

Correct, alot of people cover their exposed water well tanks here with it

@corcorandm 3 месяца назад

Came down to the comments to say this, and it might heat up the panels more also. Reflecting light but not as much infrared would be optimal

@Brit_in_Mindanao Месяц назад

This absolutely answers the questions i had about using bifacial panels. I'm in the southern philippines near the equator with a steep pitch roof that has a clear view of the sky. I was considering mounting on a frame that extends from the ridge either side but is has a low angle leaving significant space underneath at the eaves. It looks like painting the roof white or with reflective paint will make a significant difference. The only problem I'll have on really sunny days is heat, it's consistently high 80s year round and 95 plus in summer. Thanks for the very informative video.

@TKCL Месяц назад

Heat definitely reduces panel efficiency, but that's part of it.

@dupre7416 23 дня назад

Subbed to your channel. I like your style. I used crushed white marble gravel in front of my four 100w panels and it helped. I regret not getting before numbers for comparison. I can anecdotally tell it’s better but I can’t prove it 😅

@fredhand6019 Месяц назад

You could also set up one of those in front and reflect too reflect to the front of the panel as well

@chuckfinley5206 2 месяца назад

Mobile home roof coatings. I had on 3 pairs of sunglasses last time I coated my roof.

@martyreiber8945 4 месяца назад

Good review on the solar panels I seen where you had to shovel the rock so how's the back doing. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family 🎄🎁

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Back has been great, I'm trying to be smarter about my movements. Merry Christmas!

@haroldricker2077 3 месяца назад

aluminum rolled flashing is highly reflective and durable for outdoors, maybe give it a clear coat. Can also make heat sinks out of aluminum sheeting to pull summer heat from panels.

@craig5365 3 месяца назад

Bifacial panels are best with the from edge 42 inches off the ground. Gets them from out of their own shadow

@rsantiago7272 3 месяца назад

You can add more reflective light from the left and right side of it.

@brihal6498 4 месяца назад

Excellent video. This is you at your best!

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

I like to tinker!

@marlonole7732 4 месяца назад

Great stuff as always. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Thank you for watching

@astikennel 4 месяца назад

You got alllll your steps in on this video LOL Great information Andrew!

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Oh boy did I! I've actually been walking a lot this week for some extra exercise, the weather is perfect.

@noahautumn7611 3 месяца назад

Good technique 👌

@jackcoats4146 3 месяца назад

Something else that would help is to raise it up higher, it allows more 'area' to reflect onto.

@annwithaplan9766 2 месяца назад

Good idea. I might try that myself. Although, it's not bubble wrap, it's reflectix. 😊

@GreyDeathVaccine 2 месяца назад

Greetings from Poland. Thanks for the valuable test.

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching!

@richardc3208 4 месяца назад

Thanks Andrew I was curious the amount of gains bifacial have in real world test vs the lab. Makes since why they cost more. Merry Christmas to yall

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Merry Christmas, thanks for watching.

@Gary-wh7ce 3 месяца назад

Nice to see another DIYer solar person. Reviewing those panels, you MAY need to add one more to cover yourself in summer temperatures based on the head room needed for your charger.

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

That's very true, I planned to add several more. I'll monitor it, I'm already seeing a 20v jump based on the cold factor. Summertime is a killer here in Florida.

@Denise-Lee 4 месяца назад

Merry Christmas to you both,

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Merry Christmas

@marklehr8070 2 месяца назад

Great video... Thanks!

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

Thank you for watching

@serversurfer6169 2 месяца назад

There are roof coatings that reflect 98% of light. You could paint panels with something like that to help gather light. 💡🤓

@Brit_in_Mindanao Месяц назад

I'm going to be searching for that here in the philippines, just what I need

@rongray4847 4 месяца назад

Hi Andrew, interesting review, you’re very good at explaining things. 🎄🎄👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Thank you for watching

@brunogm 3 месяца назад

@TechIngredients has a nice video on how to enhance power from panels.

@daddio7249 3 месяца назад

I have a large system, two 42 ft rows of panels (12 each). I just happen to have a bunch of 4x8 ft insulation panels I bought at an auction. A 10% increase would be over 1000 watts. I might try one to see if I get any extra.

@andrestapert7830 2 месяца назад

my personal experience is very simple put a bake watertight sale beneath your solar panel then fill it up with three or four inches of water works perfectly

@functionalvanconversion4284 Месяц назад

This explains part of the reason why merlin panels don't produce as much energy as glass panels (the other reason is likely heat dissapation).

@llN3M3515ll 2 месяца назад

Recently saw an interesting video about Bifacial panels that were setup vertically facing east/west, they actually produced 10-15% more electricity then conventionally laid panels.

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

I've watched similar tests that show it produces less, erratic results on RU-vid.

@columbiabuzz Месяц назад

A little contact cement and a couple rolls of Aluminum foil stuck to those sheets would make a heck of a mirror. Get some cheap white paint or white-wash and coat the rocks with a sprayer every couple years, you'll need to shield the panels during spraying.

@lavectech Месяц назад

Great experiment, thanks

@TKCL Месяц назад

Thank you!

@iamherethere 2 месяца назад

Thank you. Very useful.

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@volksbugly 2 месяца назад

Look into projection screen paint. Its what people use to paint dry wall, so you can project movies. (makes it really pretty) anyway. put that rock down, then paint it!

@jay8557 Месяц назад

If you cleaned, and polished that old piece of metal you have, that would be very close to a mirror. Also, if you put some more of that reflective wrap, in the front, and very bottom, that would help out alot, cause that is the area with most shade. Thanks for doing the video, i learned alot, and didnt know that double sided solar panels, even existed,

@irfanmanankhan 2 месяца назад

Very nice i also did the same but one more thing which in addition I did is I painted the floor with bright color, it has overall increased my production by approx 20% which has significant impact on overall production in the long run, initially I used mirror but it is an expensive material with less resealiance from wind now I'm using a metal sheet with reflector sticker on it which is normally used on sign boards on roads

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing

@bobflores 4 месяца назад

Interesting results from your testing. You can get reflective mylar sheets. Amazon has 48" x 10' rolls for $26. You can get longer rolls for more money, obviously. It'll be a little more reflective than the bubble wrap. I believe that a curved surface will be able to passively track the sun better than a flat panel. Since you're not going to use the area behind the solar panels you could build a radiused reflective wall behind the panel and test how it tracks the sun without having to move the reflective wall. You could even try different height and radii to see which follows the sun better. The styling of the new EcoFlow looks cool. I'll be looking forward to your review. I expect it to be an amazing product.

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Definitely an idea/project to consider.

@stanants8566 Месяц назад

I was thinking if you rase the pannels you could git the reflection at a better angle increasing the amout ov light it bounces.

@jeffreylangford962 Месяц назад

You seem like a handy sort of chap. For all the effort of shovelling rocks around you could make a tracking system.

@colbaronrojo 3 месяца назад

coloca el reflector en frente de los paneles formando un angulo de 140° ; algo asi, como lo hace el concentrador de una linterna. muy buen video; gracias

@joebufford2972 4 месяца назад

Mylar rolled out on panels. Reflex the sun under the panels much of the day increasing output

@solarforfuture 24 дня назад

several all in one inverters had poor MPPT units.. upgraded to victron smart controllers..nice bluetooth app with micro adjustment for all settings..+ long term logging

@hartleyhubbard3827 3 месяца назад

super - great experiment, and results on how to get more power from your current array. My four panels are on the flat roof part of my home. The roofing material is rolled, brown asphalt. I plan to coat it with white, elastomeric roof coating and hope for the same results as your's increased. Greg (garden grove, CA)

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching

@pedrold 3 месяца назад

Excellent!!!😀 My English is very poor so I don't know if I'm going to suggest anything you said you are going to do. I'm talking about to use the same material to reflect the light and put it on the ground under the panels until the one you already have. So all the surface would reflect light to the bottom of the panels. I think that it would increase a little more the number of watts. Congratulations from Portugal.😀

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching and the suggestion

@putinscat1208 Месяц назад

I would recommend DIY types do some basic research on panel output voltage/wattage for series and parallel connections, and match with your charge converters, battery voltage, etc. I have been looking at this for about a week and have learned quite a bit. Also, just moving from 12V to 24V batteries can save $$ on wiring in your equipment and to your batteries.

@zcalex7660 3 месяца назад

Cooling them also help they are at peak efficiency around 21c

@kyleburke7285 3 месяца назад

What a great video. I am really curious how much the output would be increased if you raised the solar panels 4 or 5 feet off the ground

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

Good question!

@bobbyleblanc4565 4 месяца назад

Merry Xmas from the Leblancs

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Merry Christmas!

@scottdenham848 4 месяца назад

Put your panels on a swivel with arms that can change length for different seasons. great videos.

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

That's how I have my big system. This is already producing more than I need, so I'm just playing around right now.

@Brute750 2 месяца назад

Very nice video, great job.

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

Thank you very much!

@pepsiaddict60 2 месяца назад

Raise the panels farther from the ground, a bowl shape reflective, focusing towards the panels would give you a greater solar yield.

@brucealvarez9263 2 месяца назад

Nice work. It seems like you gain a little with the rock but the panels mostly shade them other than early morning and late afternoon. With only that I wonder if the added cost of the bifacial panels is really worth it. But setting up the reflective material behind to get light up under the panels makes a big difference. Thanks for the scientific testing.

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

Thank you for watching

@MVPLRJohnson 4 месяца назад

The white rock is a great idea!

@MVPLRJohnson 4 месяца назад

I'd also try 'high reflective mylar for gardens', cover all the surrounding ground AND underneath the panels. Can be held down with landscape staples or rocks. be sure to knife plenty of drainage holes. Lovin the content brother!

@TKCL 4 месяца назад

Thank you for watching

@johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555 3 месяца назад

Good experiment. I'm wanting to stick a shed in my back yard and it's the only place I think that could go with solar panels. Will have to subscribe and look and what advice do you have. To me I wish I could find a playlist that explains best practice from NOTHING to SOMETHING ( good ).

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

I do have a solar Playlist with a lot of videos.

@goldcountryruss7035 2 месяца назад

Raise the panels up on much longer legs, 42" under the bottom front of the panels is a good place to start. Next, get rid of the wooden box base. Use ground screws, drive posts into ground, or dig postholes & cement the legs to the ground. Gaps between the panels would allow a lot of light to get under the panels too.

@TKCL 2 месяца назад

Valid points

@admiralcrom 3 месяца назад

Are those panels the 195w rated ones ? I think they are, from your watts your getting. But want to make sure. NM, rewatched the video where you showed that. Was about to get some renogy panels but those your using should do my needs but with less panels. And 70% of the rated output in the winter is insanely good !!

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

You are correct on the models

@glennd1234 Месяц назад

Good video... Thank you.

@TKCL Месяц назад

Glad you liked it!

@jeffwells641 3 месяца назад

The reflective material in reflectix is just a thin layer of aluminum. You could polish up that aluminum panel and get the same results in a much more durable package.

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

I might do that

@berndkonemann5049 2 месяца назад

I would have recommended to put a membrane on the grass before putting the gravel on top to prevent that weed can grow but he, it is a start.

@jamesmarinelli2177 3 месяца назад

Wow just off cardboard did not think would add any. You can angle the panels more with more 6x6 in back or front of system depend on spring or winter. Close to 200 watt per panel x 5 panel 1000 watt capable you got 733 watts you got almost 75% electricity . If you have structure like stonehenge it would reflect as sun rises sets . Bubblewrap very useful ! Thanks for video !

@TKCL 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching