I purchased a brand new Rich Solar 200watt panel for a small power station (ecoflow river1) that takes up to 200 watts, I made sure the VOC and amperage fell into the acceptable range and even watched several videos to confirm that there was no funny sweet spot to reach the 200 watts, every thing matched. Waited a few weeks to receive the panel, I'm in a VERY sunny area close to the equator, almost no clouds, no grey skies, everything is bright sunny, hot days. My panel hits 135 watts max at peak hours and gets between 90-124watts most of the day. I'm really disappointed as I was expecting 160-180 based on other reviews. I never, not even once got a single reading above 140. I tried cleaning it, I tried angle-ing it, I tried raising it to cool it, nothing works.
My question is, is this a normal range for my weather conditions? and if not, how can I inspect it to find the fault? I'm getting VOC 20.4V-20.8V
My question is, is this a normal range for my weather conditions? and if not, how can I inspect it to find the fault? I'm getting VOC 20.4V-20.8V
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