I have found a similar phenomenon when using small solar panels as sensors for dusk switches. Unless you load them down there is voltage present when it's rather dark. Which is not much use for a dusk switch! lol By the way Phil, today is two years off the grid for me. I'm celebrating by installing some solar panels I picked up yesterday. :) ...better get back too it. Just had to head inside to get away from the damn heat for a bit..! It's amazing how a warm tea can cool you down better than a cold drink. The old steam loco drivers used to swear by it!
@@MrSummitville 3 x 1 KW, 1 x 1.5KW, 2 x 2.5 KW and a 500 watt Latronics unit that punches well above it's weight. ;) Those are the ones that are actively installed in the system. I have quite a few more laying around as spares and for use in temporary setups.
@@xanataph Do you have Central Air Conditioning? A Gas Furnace? A Gas Clothes Dryer? A Gas Stove? A Gas Hot Water Tank? 7,500 Watts would not be enough to run our home.
common misunderstanding is thinking that if theres voltage it works , voltage is there but there is pretty low current so the panels are very useless at night
Could it be that water on top of the panels refracts light in such a way, maybe like a prism or something from the sources around the panel? From what looked like 3 sources of light as you walked outside?
This is not uncommon, check it on good clear sky night with a full moon. I am surprised that you never realized it before. I have seen up to 1.6 amps out of my 3000 watt array wired for 12v dc. Next time I get a good clear night with close to full moon I well take a video of it.
i been predicting this a making system that can work with it. i call the s5 systems. super caps. i predicted that each panel will produce voltage without sunlight due to the dielectric difference of potential of the conductive plates/ graphite and nona material of exodus. the reasons these phenomenon are ignore is compared to power regular use it represents nothing, but in other perceptions it is enough to work with and combine it with many other potential energy waiting to be plugged to the s5...super caps... and step up down converters. to be able to use has los has 3v of radiant solar energy...
here's a thought...how about using an independent light scource like a 3 volt d.c. led night light affixed above your solar panels to keep them energized for as long as the led has power? Maybe some parabolic refraction to inhance power? just thinkin' out loud here.
I would check it with a meter that is not electronic. An old simpson, or a wiggie. The electronic meters are not true RMS. They claim to be, but this proves to not be the case. The deal is, is that there is little to no current, so the watts coming is nil.
One man was writing , how is he measured the moonlight. With panels 435 watts he was have 1 watt, and he was directly connect panel and 1 diode and was light. So, maybe it was moonlight?
How long before trailers power a truck via solar panels on trailers and how many solar panels can a trailer have on it and could that many solar panels actually power a truck and if so for how long? I just have the ideas but people with experience in solar will at some point work out the sum Eg so many panels on a trailer will power a truck for so many hours plus trailers can generate solar whilst sat empty in a transport yard and still produce solar whilst moving plus the truck wind faring on the front of the truck could be an aerodynamic solar panel
Same thing here but I didn't include it in my video. Was check to see if I was loosing any power going back to the panels from my charge controller and my meter showed I was getting 1.3 volts out of two 230 panels by the knife switch. My thoughts were it must be the moon as there are no street lights
Maybe because the earth is flat and there is a sun on the ether floating in a bath tub of water at the north pole and it pulled the shower cover back but missed a spot and was showing us her boob since she only has one light for you to see.
Lightendog and I bet that your wife never flew into space C crafts on across the room traveling from the Philippines to America or maybe you never looked at the horizon and realized when you're on the airplane that it's curved or it's flat or whatever you morons think being of all people you actually flew to the Philippines I'm sure and then you assume that the planet is flat just because of allegations of something else that has nothing to do with physics please explain to me how light travels through space then Albert Einstein seem to do it pretty well or maybe he's fake to maybe the nuclear test that killed 300,000 people in one city never happened because of the Earth is flat so since Earth is flat and space time as something completely different then what millions of people are saying that are scientists why should I believe morons
hi can you or anyone tell me what I need to power up 3 fans I live in an apartment with a small balcony I've heard the flat flexable panels are good need to know how it works,like what panels watts etc what else do I need??please help
You need a battery with good capacity you need in inverter and you need solar panels to charge the battery so the battery don't die you also need a charge controller and it all has to be calculated to your load or you can get a solar panel and a fan that runs on the same voltage and plug it in to the solar panel
Hi that's happening to me to I live in Puerto Rico mine do that with 2volts on array and 10w, why I don't know either but IS happening, I have a video of it happening at 8pm I went outside even the moon was there only street lighting
Bostjan Trancar I understand why I want infrared light where I can't see at night I'm not exactly sure why you would need ionizing radiation with ultraviolet light
this is an interesting measurement, my 2.88kWp system is hard-switched off by the inverter at night, so I haven't noticed any 'starlight' gain. Another interesting fact about PV cells at night, a PV cell can be used to generate light - when fed reverse power. It doesn't shine very much, and I don't suggest everyone tries it with their home energy arrays - but it is possible. Manufacturers can use this to check the quality of the individual cells viz. 'Electroluminescence of photovoltaic cells'
Mika Lee no I realize that it was set up for insomnia mode and when it runs insomnia mode it pushes voltage backwards and that's where you get the measurement after it charges up the lightning arrester then it starts to discharge it again
just use UV led bulb to charge ur solar panel at night.
I have found a similar phenomenon when using small solar panels as sensors for dusk switches. Unless you load them down there is voltage present when it's rather dark. Which is not much use for a dusk switch! lol
By the way Phil, today is two years off the grid for me. I'm celebrating by installing some solar panels I picked up yesterday. :) ...better get back too it. Just had to head inside to get away from the damn heat for a bit..!
It's amazing how a warm tea can cool you down better than a cold drink. The old steam loco drivers used to swear by it!
xanataph cool
Switches on your body cooling system, i believe......
@xanataph - What size (watts) Inverter(s) do you have, that can run your whole house?
@@MrSummitville 3 x 1 KW, 1 x 1.5KW, 2 x 2.5 KW and a 500 watt Latronics unit that punches well above it's weight. ;) Those are the ones that are actively installed in the system. I have quite a few more laying around as spares and for use in temporary setups.
@@xanataph Do you have Central Air Conditioning? A Gas Furnace? A Gas Clothes Dryer? A Gas Stove? A Gas Hot Water Tank? 7,500 Watts would not be enough to run our home.
common misunderstanding is thinking that if theres voltage it works , voltage is there but there is pretty low current so the panels are very useless at night
Could it be that water on top of the panels refracts light in such a way, maybe like a prism or something from the sources around the panel? From what looked like 3 sources of light as you walked outside?
This is not uncommon, check it on good clear sky night with a full moon. I am surprised that you never realized it before. I have seen up to 1.6 amps out of my 3000 watt array wired for 12v dc. Next time I get a good clear night with close to full moon I well take a video of it.
It was rainning
Water can magnify light, so it is a good chance that was what was going on
21 watts now as we speek
not raining tonight
i been predicting this a making system that can work with it. i call the s5 systems. super caps. i predicted that each panel will produce voltage without sunlight due to the dielectric difference of potential of the conductive plates/ graphite and nona material of exodus. the reasons these phenomenon are ignore is compared to power regular use it represents nothing, but in other perceptions it is enough to work with and combine it with many other potential energy waiting to be plugged to the s5...super caps... and step up down converters. to be able to use has los has 3v of radiant solar energy...
ive heard we are getting hit with alot of solar wind and plasma ,who knows if it could be effecting it or not
jeff bragg hope it doesn't get too much to tear up my system by willpower.
I've experience that before during the summer when the sky is clear and the moon is out. My experimental grid-tie micro-inverter would still produce
Android User now that is very cool
dont tell trump
might show volts but i bet its not making amps. it wont power anything its just volts.
Lure Smith its making just a few watts,thats what happens when you use the classic imsonia mode
here's a thought...how about using an independent light scource like a 3 volt d.c. led night light affixed above your solar panels to keep them energized for as long as the led has power? Maybe some parabolic refraction to inhance power? just thinkin' out loud here.
Michael Castaneda not possible to create free energy
@@solarpowerelectricityandel2915 aim solar panel at the neighbor's light ... free energy.
Me too. Check it out.what the hell is going on in the midle of the night.
its from the street lighting
I would check it with a meter that is not electronic. An old simpson, or a wiggie. The electronic meters are not true RMS. They claim to be, but this proves to not be the case. The deal is, is that there is little to no current, so the watts coming is nil.
Gerald OBrien the reason of this thing happening is because a mode it's called insomnia mode on the classic you can read it up
One man was writing , how is he measured the moonlight. With panels 435 watts he was have 1 watt, and he was directly connect panel and 1 diode and was light. So, maybe it was moonlight?
How long before trailers power a truck via solar panels on trailers and how many solar panels can a trailer have on it and could that many solar panels actually power a truck and if so for how long?
I just have the ideas but people with experience in solar will at some point work out the sum
Eg so many panels on a trailer will power a truck for so many hours plus trailers can generate solar whilst sat empty in a transport yard and still produce solar whilst moving plus the truck wind faring on the front of the truck could be an aerodynamic solar panel
Same thing here but I didn't include it in my video. Was check to see if I was loosing any power going back to the panels from my charge controller and my meter showed I was getting 1.3 volts out of two 230 panels by the knife switch. My thoughts were it must be the moon as there are no street lights
Maybe because the earth is flat and there is a sun on the ether floating in a bath tub of water at the north pole and it pulled the shower cover back but missed a spot and was showing us her boob since she only has one light for you to see.
wtf ???, lol okay.
Lightendog yeah man it's pretty crazy out there since the World is Flat and all kinds of bathtub boob from the sun is coming at you it's really weird
Not sure what is meant by bathtub boob and there is no proof on what shape the earth is. I will say I don't believe in satellites thou
Lightendog and I bet that your wife never flew into space C crafts on across the room traveling from the Philippines to America or maybe you never looked at the horizon and realized when you're on the airplane that it's curved or it's flat or whatever you morons think being of all people you actually flew to the Philippines I'm sure and then you assume that the planet is flat just because of allegations of something else that has nothing to do with physics please explain to me how light travels through space then Albert Einstein seem to do it pretty well or maybe he's fake to maybe the nuclear test that killed 300,000 people in one city never happened because of the Earth is flat so since Earth is flat and space time as something completely different then what millions of people are saying that are scientists why should I believe morons
My casio watch charged up at night and thats solar. Only a few street lamps here in outer London
Do you have a charger/inverter?
yes i have 3 chargers and two inverters
Insert some audio out circuit to monitor what is going on.
thats cool to see power at night!
I never seen that before or never looked
Its a diode in the end
0.7 v per cell what defines that it generate power its amps generation
thats wat the charge controller basically used for
light is only 1 form of radiation that can be captured by solar cells, you need instruments to measure other forms
hi can you or anyone tell me what I need to power up 3 fans I live in an apartment with a small balcony I've heard the flat flexable panels are good need to know how it works,like what panels watts etc what else do I need??please help
You need a battery with good capacity you need in inverter and you need solar panels to charge the battery so the battery don't die you also need a charge controller and it all has to be calculated to your load or you can get a solar panel and a fan that runs on the same voltage and plug it in to the solar panel
maybe from the street lights that are shining on them?
J it has something to do with the charge controller setting called insomnia
I took great plans from Avasva . It help me a lot with my own solars.
You need to put a meter direct to the panel connection. I think your reading is wrong.
Solar?? At night with rain??? also srry i'm late😢
Yes solar
So rain works also?
And also Thermo Electric properties plus Ir and Uv
It can happen during certain solar actions
Hi that's happening to me to I live in Puerto Rico mine do that with 2volts on array and 10w, why I don't know either but IS happening, I have a video of it happening at 8pm I went outside even the moon was there only street lighting
Luis Martinez the video I made was after midnight I think
Hello
you shuld think about light infrared and ultraviolet and a little of other radiation....
Bostjan Trancar I understand why I want infrared light where I can't see at night I'm not exactly sure why you would need ionizing radiation with ultraviolet light
Maybe its from street lights.
no lights on the back side of the home
Would that be considered stealing electricity?
this is an interesting measurement, my 2.88kWp system is hard-switched off by the inverter at night, so I haven't noticed any 'starlight' gain.
Another interesting fact about PV cells at night, a PV cell can be used to generate light - when fed reverse power. It doesn't shine very much, and I don't suggest everyone tries it with their home energy arrays - but it is possible. Manufacturers can use this to check the quality of the individual cells viz. 'Electroluminescence of photovoltaic cells'
You have blown a diode.
Mika Lee no I realize that it was set up for insomnia mode and when it runs insomnia mode it pushes voltage backwards and that's where you get the measurement after it charges up the lightning arrester then it starts to discharge it again