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I think you can ignore the effect of shadows from cars. If you look at satellite images of highways, the percentage of the road covered by cars is actually quit
by bendykstra 11y ago
I think you can ignore the effect of shadows from cars. If you look at satellite images of highways, the percentage of the road covered by cars is actually quite small (<5%, by length, I would estimate.) The reduced efficiency due to not orienting the panels at the optimum angle will be much greater.
https://www.civicsolar.com/resource/effect-array-tilt-angle-energy-output https://www.civicsolar.com/resource/effect-array-tilt-angle-...
- vilda 11y agoSolar panels are connected in series to improve efficiency and reduce costs of inverters. Single panel under shadow degrades the whole set. It behaves as a resistance.
- bdamm 11y agoBut it's still only 5% resistant to the 95% providing electro motive force.
- snovv_crash 11y agoWhich is why you add bypass diodes. If you don't have bypass diodes, and have enough other cells in series, you can actually burn out a section of panel by casting a shadow on it.