On 28/05/2019 03:39, Bill Wright wrote:
On 27/05/2019 23:23, Martin Brown wrote:

It limits the maximum current flow through the weakest link in the
chain

Why should it?

Bill
Good question aqnd one that had been botrehring me

https://www.pveducation.org/pvcdrom/...cted-in-series

....and other sources imply that by and large PV cells are current
sources and thats why series connecting them is a Bad Idea.

OTOH series connecting them makes inverters more efficient and means
less wires flying around the roof, so its a Good Idea.

Really PV are just pants anyway so who cares?


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