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However, there are some things you need to consider to ensure your system works as it should. Here are some tips that can help you prolong your system life, not having any hassles with it, and help you achieve maximum system performance and power.
Keep clean panels
The point, above all, is to keep the panels clean. This will ensure that you are getting more power out of your system. Consider of checking the cleanliness of the panels or less each month. If you notice any dust, bird droppings or leaves, wash the panels with a sponge or wash with a garden hose.
Avoid moisture and humidity
Your solar panels usually can not be damaged by moisture, but the backup battery, inverter or diodes can. While your system is probably well sealed, it is necessary to check and make sure there is no way that moisture can enter the system and make parts of it inoperable.
Keep the panels free of the shadow
If you have a system larger (eg 24 V) with a series of interconnected cells, need to ensure that your system is not shaded. Larger systems usually have bypass diodes in them, which allow electric current to pass around the shaded areas without damaging them by strong currents. However, in case it is better ensure that your system is free from the shade or shadow that is evenly distributed across many cells / panels as possible.
Use a small 12V system
If you suspect that your battery could be performing at night (that is, they note that there is less energy battery in the morning compared with what he saw last night), the problem could be the absence of a blocking diode in its configuration. A small 12V system can dispense with a blocking diode, while large systems of work must have blocking diodes that allow the battery runs down at night.
Scan your system
If the system stops working, you have to analyze what might have gone wrong. The most common problems with systems solar-powered are disconnected cables to be reconnected, an investor need not be replaced, not diodes that also may require replacement (or simply removed if the system is less than 12V).
As you can see, the maintenance of solar panels is easy. This could be another reason why many homeowners now choose this source of renewable energy in particular instead of wind and other renewable energy systems. With proper maintenance, systems that run on solar energy can serve as long as 25-40 years, without fail.
Jakob Jelling is the founder of http://www.solarpanelmanual.com which focuses on solar energy. Please visit his web site to learn more about maintaining solar panels.
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