Reality tends to agree with the EE. But opinion pushes the other way.
Sky Sims Ecological Systems http://www.ecologicalsystems.biz 220 County Road 522 Manalapan, NJ 07726 732-462-3858 toll free)866-759-7652 fax)732-462-3962 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoff Greenfield Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:31 PM To: RE-wrenches Cc: Randy Subject: [RE-wrenches] mix-n-match Unisolar I thought I knew the answer to this one, but wanted to run it by the list. We are responding to a bid where the electrical engineer has designed a system with different sized Uni-solar laminates in some series strings paralelled with consistant full size strings. (this was done to work around skylights etc). We suggested that this was a poor design and will lead to "least common denomenator" performance, exacerbated by MPPT confusion. The EE responded that "the bypass diodes allow for this". Any experience with this in practice? For a brighter energy future, Geoff Greenfield Founder and CEO Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd. 340 West State Street, Unit 25 Athens, OH 45701 740.597.3111 Fax 740.597.1548 www.Third-Sun.com Clean Energy - Expertly Installed No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.5/1757 - Release Date: 10/30/2008 2:35 PM
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