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<blockquote data-quote="binky" data-source="post: 461132" data-attributes="member: 490"><p>SMA have a feature called Global Opti-tracking that compensates for shade. See below. Panels also have by-pass diodes, if a panel is not peforming it gets by-passed so shading is not the big issue people make it out to be.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.sma.de/en/partners/knowledgebase/optitrac-global-peak.html" target="_blank">https://www.sma.de/en/partners/knowledgebase/optitrac-global-peak.html</a></p><p></p><p>So:-</p><p></p><p>1/ you will not get 25% extra performance - </p><p></p><p>2/ no doubt cost is about £2.5 - 4K. Even if you did get a bit extra output how long will it take to pay for itself.</p><p></p><p>3/ SMAs are expensive and yours is probably out of warranty. You could opt for a Solis at about half the price with a 10 year warranty as standard. I'm not a fan of Chinese products, but these seem OK and performance is nearly as good as a SMA, or as Roy says above get a refurbished SMA, at £150 that''s a bit of a bargain and worth a punt! </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binky, post: 461132, member: 490"] SMA have a feature called Global Opti-tracking that compensates for shade. See below. Panels also have by-pass diodes, if a panel is not peforming it gets by-passed so shading is not the big issue people make it out to be. [URL="https://www.sma.de/en/partners/knowledgebase/optitrac-global-peak.html"]https://www.sma.de/en/partners/knowledgebase/optitrac-global-peak.html[/URL] So:- 1/ you will not get 25% extra performance - 2/ no doubt cost is about £2.5 - 4K. Even if you did get a bit extra output how long will it take to pay for itself. 3/ SMAs are expensive and yours is probably out of warranty. You could opt for a Solis at about half the price with a 10 year warranty as standard. I'm not a fan of Chinese products, but these seem OK and performance is nearly as good as a SMA, or as Roy says above get a refurbished SMA, at £150 that''s a bit of a bargain and worth a punt! [/QUOTE]
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