kaseywantssolar
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Hi folks, newbie question just to help me get started. I started a small grid tie system with 600 w panels and a grid tie microinverter. The microinverter monitoring software and an ac power meter both agree that the absolute maximum power generated is approx 370 Watts. Now i live in Singapore and thats when the sun is scorching, beating down directly overhead to the panels and with no cloud cover. A bit underwhelming to say the least ….
Is there something wrong ? Or is this actually already great ? Being my first solar foray n all, i really dont have any context to be able to guess, so your opinions would be really welcome!
Should i be happy because if the panels are 600W pk DC, this means that the maximum theoretical power i can generate would be 300 Watts AC (measured RMS) ??
But if thats true, why dont i see this point referenced in the ‘sizing your solar system“ type articles ? These typically talk about inverter losses, shade, etc.… but don’t point out that if you want to generate 2kw AC you need 4kw DC pk panels at a minimum…
What am I missing ?
Is there something wrong ? Or is this actually already great ? Being my first solar foray n all, i really dont have any context to be able to guess, so your opinions would be really welcome!
Should i be happy because if the panels are 600W pk DC, this means that the maximum theoretical power i can generate would be 300 Watts AC (measured RMS) ??
But if thats true, why dont i see this point referenced in the ‘sizing your solar system“ type articles ? These typically talk about inverter losses, shade, etc.… but don’t point out that if you want to generate 2kw AC you need 4kw DC pk panels at a minimum…
What am I missing ?