Solar Panel Shading (Part 1): Are Optimisers and Micro inverters Worth It?

Optimisers and micro inverters are said to improve your solar output in the event of shading. In this video, we look closely at those claims and if they're worth the extra cost.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:37 Advertised claims
2:34 Busting the myth!
3:31 Built-in panel shading management
10:22 Shading experiments
13:30 Optimisers and microinverters
17:09 Diffuse shading (trees)
18:17 Pros and cons

SolarEdge marketing material on shading:
   • Boost your PV system with SolarEdge's Powe...  

Tigo marketing material on shading:
   • About Tigo Energy  

Enphase marketing material on shading:
https://enphase.com/en-gb/installers/...

Interactive utility to show the effect of shading on a module and an array:
https://www.pveducation.org/pvcdrom/m...

Real-world shade testing of optimised and non-optimised arrays:
(“Micro and String Inverters in the Shade - Testing the True Impact of Shade on Solar Panels” – NRG Solar)
   • Micro and String Inverters in the Shade - ...  

Built-in solar panel shading management in action:
(“How Shade Effects Solar Panel Production” - Paradise Energy Solutions)
   • How Shade Effects Solar Panel Production [...  

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