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Oh wow. So the numbers weren't going up because that charge controller was a piece of trash. Apparently I plugged the Renogy back in. It's hitting numbers I've never seen before. It's not even hot. This is what it's supposed to do.
Run multiple #Renogy charge controllers linked together if you need more. Just don't buy anything else. You're going to catch on fire apparently. 👍

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I witnessed a new Indoor Solar charge rate record today with my 80 watt Renogy panel behind a window: over 50 watts!!

That's awesome to see, since my output has been lacking since the cold cloudy weather arrived.

I'm not able to change the angle of my panel, but I'm pleased to learn the sun moves closer to my sweet spot in the colder months. 👍

A thread 🧵 for my "Indoor Solar" project.

My apartment lacks a balcony, but I couldn't wait to start experimenting with solar panels. I "sandwiched" an 80 watt Renogy (12V) panel between 2 paynes of a glass window, and connected it to a Bluetti EB3A. The window in question is often covered due to the extremely bright sun.

At best, during a sunny day I can get 30-35 watts of power generation, or over 40% of the panel's rating. IMO that's really good. 😎🌞