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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I should’a knowd that phyxics just ain’t that simple, and now that you’ve sent me the formula, I need to go find out what AM1.5 means on a clear day in Kansas with a humidity of xx%. My brain gets fuzzier an fuzzier. Thanks Chris.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bill Dorsett<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sunwrights<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Mason<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 11, 2012 10:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] LUX to STC conversion?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Do yuo really want Lux?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>The formula is <span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1Lux=0.001496 watts/sq. meter</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Module performance is generally rated under standard test conditions (STC): </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irradiance" title=Irradiance><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0B0080'>irradiance</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> of 1,000 </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W/m2" title="W/m2"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0B0080'>W/m²</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, solar </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum" title=Spectrum><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0B0080'>spectrum</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airmass" title=Airmass><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0B0080'>AM</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> 1.5 and module temperature at 25°C.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 10:02 AM, William Dorsett <<a href="mailto:wmdorsett@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">wmdorsett@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Off the top, can anyone tell me how many lux of sunlight represent 100% of STC? 1000 watts/sq meter?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Bill Dorsett<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sunwrights<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>1715 Leavenworth<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Manhattan, KS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="tel:785%2F539-1956" target="_blank">785/539-1956</a> Home/Office<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Options & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive: <a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm" target="_blank">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br><br>Check out participant bios:<br><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Chris Mason<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>President, Comet Systems Ltd<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.cometenergysystems.com" target="_blank">www.cometenergysystems.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cell: 264.235.5670<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Skype: netconcepts<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>