Degradation.
My PV panels are almost ten years old now.
Yesterday was bright sun , blue sky and cold wind.
At midday, they were delivering the full rated power.
So they haven't deteriorated by much.

On 30/08/2020 07:39, harry wrote:
Degradation.
My PV panels are almost ten years old now.
Yesterday was bright sun , blue sky and cold wind.
At midday, they were delivering the full rated power.

Which was? My weatherstation reported 260.7 W/m^2 at midday.

So they haven't deteriorated by much.

I assume the glass is self-cleaning. Or do you have them washed
occasionally (if they are reachable)?

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NOt really a very scientific test though. You may find that the control
system is designed to keep the output the same as a maximum, and hence they
are still within spec, but might not be as good as they were.
I doubt if you get much radiation damage at sea level though!
Brian

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Degradation.
My PV panels are almost ten years old now.
Yesterday was bright sun , blue sky and cold wind.
At midday, they were delivering the full rated power.
So they haven't deteriorated by much.