{"product_id":"solar-hydro-yield-record-pdf","title":"Solar \u0026 Hydro Yield Record PDF — Array Configuration, Shading Survey \u0026 Output Log","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.05em;line-height:1.7;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe dangerous number in a solar installation is voltage on a cold morning — not current in the heat.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePanel voltage rises as temperature falls. The worst case a charge controller ever sees is a bright, still, freezing morning at the start of a season, and it is precisely the morning nobody is thinking about the array. Exceed the controller's input limit once and the unit is finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eModel Y1 computes that figure from your own panel's temperature coefficient, so you can compare it against your own controller's limit. This record states neither — a coefficient taken from the wrong datasheet is worse than no calculation at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#0A3F5C;border-left:4px solid #C5A059;border-radius:4px;padding:22px 24px;margin:26px 0;color:#F7F9FA;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:0.72em;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#C5A059;font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;font-size:1.25em;line-height:1.35;color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eA seven-part record for the life of the array\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.75;color:#DCE6EC;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eA 24-line reference page\u003c\/strong\u003e for the ratings, coefficients and limits you transcribe from your own panel, controller and generator datasheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eAn 18-line as-installed record\u003c\/strong\u003e — strings, tilt, fusing, cable runs, connectors, controller position and ventilation\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eA 10-observation shading survey\u003c\/strong\u003e across one clear day: what casts the shadow, which panels it covers, and what the output did\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003ePer-string commissioning readings\u003c\/strong\u003e with cell temperature recorded, because one weak string averaged into a healthy array is the fault this page exists to catch\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003e24 monthly yield entries\u003c\/strong\u003e — two full seasons of generation beside consumption — and a 12-run hydro log\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003e6 calculation models\u003c\/strong\u003e for cold-morning voltage, output ratio, baseline deviation, specific yield, your own hydro constant and passage coverage\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#0A3F5C;margin:30px 0 8px;\"\u003eA shadow the size of a halyard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepending on how the panels are wired and what bypass diodes are fitted, one shaded cell can take a whole string with it. The shading survey is a single day of attention — four or five observations between morning and evening, each one photographed — and it explains years of readings that otherwise look like bad luck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F7F9FA;border:1px solid #E1E8EC;border-left:4px solid #A2803C;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px;margin:26px 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px;color:#0A3F5C;font-weight:700;\"\u003eNot one published output figure. Deliberately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.7;\"\u003ePanel ratings, temperature coefficients, controller limits and expected yield differ by make, by model and by production year — and what an array actually produces further depends on your latitude, your season, your tilt and the shadow your own bimini casts at four in the afternoon. Every figure is on the datasheet that came with your hardware. You transcribe it once; the document does the arithmetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#0A3F5C;margin:30px 0 8px;\"\u003eA hydro curve nobody else has\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHydro output rises roughly with the cube of speed, so half a knot matters far more than it feels like it should. Model Y5 derives the constant for \u003cem\u003eyour\u003c\/em\u003e turbine, with \u003cem\u003eyour\u003c\/em\u003e propeller, at \u003cem\u003eyour\u003c\/em\u003e tow depth, behind \u003cem\u003eyour\u003c\/em\u003e hull. Three runs at different speeds and you have a generator curve that exists nowhere else — and a realistic answer to what a night watch actually costs you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#0A3F5C;margin:30px 0 8px;\"\u003eSpecific yield is the figure that ends arguments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKilowatt-hours per rated kilowatt is the only measure that lets you compare your array against a bigger one, against last summer, or against a chandler's claim about what a fourth panel will add. Model Y4 gives it to you in one division, and the 24-month log gives you two seasons of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#0A3F5C;margin:30px 0 8px;\"\u003eInstallation is qualified work. This is a record of it.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo page here tells you to fit a fuse, size a cable, wire a string, program a controller or mount a generator. Part VI is fourteen lines recording that a competent person verified the installation — with their qualification and the date. Those are questions to put to your electrician, not a checklist for a Saturday afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#0A3F5C;margin:30px 0 8px;\"\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height:1.75;\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOwners who have just had an array fitted and want it documented while the datasheets are still to hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOwners considering more panels who want the actual numbers before spending\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLiveaboards and long-distance cruisers deciding whether the installation meets the way they sail\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAnyone whose controller has failed once and who does not know why\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#0A3F5C;margin:30px 0 8px;\"\u003eHow it relates to the Lithium \u0026amp; DC System Record\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lithium record covers what stores the energy and how the bank is ageing. This one covers what generates it and whether there is enough. Together they are the complete paper history of a modern DC installation — the one system aboard a surveyor cannot assess from an afternoon's inspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#0A3F5C;margin:30px 0 8px;\"\u003eTechnical specification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.95em;margin:12px 0 4px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;color:#0A3F5C;font-weight:600;width:42%;\"\u003eProduct ID\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;\"\u003eAML-ELEC-2026-02\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;color:#0A3F5C;font-weight:600;\"\u003eExtent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;\"\u003e25 pages · 7 parts · 6 calculation models\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;color:#0A3F5C;font-weight:600;\"\u003eRegister lines\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;\"\u003e196 across reference, as-installed, shading, strings, yield and hydro\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;color:#0A3F5C;font-weight:600;\"\u003eInteractivity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;\"\u003e746 live PDF form fields — 56 tick boxes and 690 entry fields\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;color:#0A3F5C;font-weight:600;\"\u003eFormats included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;\"\u003eA4 and US Letter, both fillable and print-ready, 25 pages each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;color:#0A3F5C;font-weight:600;\"\u003eSystems\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;\"\u003eAny panel, any controller, up to 8 strings — no hardware-specific data\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;color:#0A3F5C;font-weight:600;\"\u003eUnits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;\"\u003eUnit-neutral — you set them and record which you used\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;color:#0A3F5C;font-weight:600;\"\u003eOffline\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E8EC;\"\u003eNo app, no account, no connection required once downloaded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#0A3F5C;margin:30px 0 8px;\"\u003eWhat it is not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis document records, structures and compares figures that you supply. It publishes no panel rating, no temperature coefficient, no controller limit and no expected yield, and it reaches no conclusion about any installation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel Y1 is a calculation performed on figures you supply; it is not a determination that any installation is safe. Array and charge-controller work belongs to a qualified marine electrician working to the standards that apply where your vessel is flagged and used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:26px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#0A3F5C;\"\u003eInstant download.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your links appear on screen the moment payment clears, and arrive by email within a minute. They do not expire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#5C6B75;line-height:1.65;margin-top:22px;border-top:1px solid #E1E8EC;padding-top:16px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e2026 Captain's Edition · Revision 1.0 · AML-ELEC-2026-02. Apex Marine Labs designs the organisational process behind good seamanship. 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