My Solar Panels Are Not Working

1 but don t get stuck on this detail.

My solar panels are not working.

Most inverters won t liven up unless your solar panels are generating. Clean energy council performance not met the clean. As the pv modules are connected in series one failing pv module will shut down the entire system. Half of inverter problems are actually due to the solar array having a faulty panel or cable and the inverter detecting this according to bright green renewables managing director mark partridge.

Inverter red light flashing your inverter should display a blinking yellow light. If you think your solar pv system is not working you may become aware through a higher than expected electricity bill through information from a monitoring system or simply by your inverter staying permanently switched off. If there is enough light outside for the panels to generate and the inverter screen is not showing anything then there s a good chance there s no grid supply to the inverter. Zero output is a common problem and in nine out of ten cases it is due to a faulty inverter or charge controller.

Check the weather while solar panels work on cloudy and rainy days their output won t match that on clear sunny days. If the inverter is showing an error message refer to the manual or search online to find out what it means. When it s overcast your solar panels will likely operate at 10 to 25 of their rated capacity.