smallfryhero
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Hi there!
Sadly I don't have a "real" solar power system. I live in an apt in the city and just have a couple portable solar panels on my balcony. The polar panel has a 8mm output cable. I use an 8mm to Anderson Powerpole cable to charge my portable power station with it. I then use the power station to run several of my devices.
My question is what is the best/easiest/cheapest way to track lifetime kWh production of the solar panels?
I see lots of meters for hooking into a breaker box if you are doing a full solar system, but I don't see any easy to use meters for small setups. I've seen multimeters you can wire into the connection going from the panel to the power station, but they either don't save a running kWh total or require 24/7 auxiliary power.
Thanks for any advice!
Sadly I don't have a "real" solar power system. I live in an apt in the city and just have a couple portable solar panels on my balcony. The polar panel has a 8mm output cable. I use an 8mm to Anderson Powerpole cable to charge my portable power station with it. I then use the power station to run several of my devices.
My question is what is the best/easiest/cheapest way to track lifetime kWh production of the solar panels?
I see lots of meters for hooking into a breaker box if you are doing a full solar system, but I don't see any easy to use meters for small setups. I've seen multimeters you can wire into the connection going from the panel to the power station, but they either don't save a running kWh total or require 24/7 auxiliary power.
Thanks for any advice!