Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #00947
To: w.j.m.brok@stud.tue.nl, beam@corp.sgi.com
From: "James Niemasik" niemasik@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 13:25:39 PST
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Solarcells in parallel
I don't remember exactly what happened, but apparently the performance
of the two mixed cells was worse than either one of them by themselves.
If you want to mix different cells, just use a multimeter to see what
they will produce in parallel.
>Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 20:37:44 +0100
>To: beam@corp.sgi.com
>From: Wouter Brok
>Subject: Re: Solarcells in parallel
>Reply-To: Wouter Brok
>
>Thanks for the answer,
>
>What are the problems if they are not of the same type?
>
>
>Wouter Brok
>
>>Yes, you can. There were a few threads about some problems with
>>connecting cells in parallel, but if the cells are the same type, it
>>ought to work. Test it with a multimeter, if you have one.
>I will
>
>
>
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