General Information
Here is a tough little solar panel that will work efficiently under our overcast skies.
The 11W UniSolar US11 Amorphous (also called 'Thin film') non-crystalline Panel is a particularly good choice of solar panel for applications where partial shading is unavoidable, such as on sailing boats, or perhaps in the garden.
The UniSolar is also an ideal choice of panel where there may be a greater than average risk of damage. This is because the solar panel is manufactured without glass and will withstand vibration, or attempts at vandalism more readily than many other types of solar panel - again, useful features if you need to use the panel in the field, on the water, or road.
Although amorphous panels are generally considered less efficient than crystalline panels (taking anything between 20% - 35% more space per watt than crystalline solar panels), they will generally produce power at lower light levels and in recent tests using the larger
64W UniSolar conducted over a full one year period, the Unisolar solar panel generated the equivalent power of a 75W crystalline solar panel.
This solar panel is 'Power guaranteed' for 10 years.
Features
- A sturdy, white anodised aluminum frame with mounting holes to match the industry norm enables easy installation on currently available mounting structures.
- 0.6 amps of peak battery charging current.
- Unique triple junction silicon solar cell. Each cell composed of three semiconductor junctions stacked on top of each other. - This allows the cells to absorb red, blue and green light and is the key to their higher efficiency.
- No Glass.
- Particularly Durable.
- Fully Weatherproofed.
- 10 years warranty on power production.
Applications
Just some of the applications where Unisolar solar panels are being used effectively include:
Electric Fencing, Home & Garden Solar Systems, Recreational Vehicles, Boats, Water Pumping, Telecommunications, Signaling and Traffic Control Systems, Environmental Data Monitoring Systems.
Specifications
- Model: Unisolar US11
- Peak Power: 11W
- Rated Voltage: 16.5V
- Rated Current: 0.6A
- Open Circuit Voltage: 23.8V
- Short Circuit Current: 0.8A
- Maximum System Voltage: 600V
- Weight: 1.6 kg
- Unit Dimensions: (mm) 491 x 383 x 64
(Specifications at standard test conditions (STC) - STC is defined as: irradiance of 1000W/m2, spectrum AM 1.5g and cell temperature of 25ºC)