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A 990 × 407 × 4 mm back-contact walkable module for marine decks, van roofs, balconies and OEM products — and how to read its datasheet properly before you specify it.<\/p>\n

Standard solar panels are designed around standard roofs. Nothing wrong with that, until the surface you actually have is narrow, curved, or already busy doing something else.<\/p>\n

Boat decks and van roofs are not empty rectangles. They are crowded with hatches, vents, rails and antennas, and people walk on them. Drop a framed glass module into that space and you inherit gaps you can never fill.<\/p>\n

Which makes the buying question narrower than it first appears. Almost anyone can sell you an 80W panel.<\/p>\n

Fewer can tell you whether 80W will fit your space — and whether your controller will actually collect it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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The Module at a Glance<\/h2>\n

Here is the working specification, reference designation CLM-080ME.<\/p>\n \n \n
Rated power (Pmax)<\/td>80 W<\/td><\/tr>\n
\u0623\u0628\u0639\u0627\u062f<\/td>990 × 407 × 4 mm<\/td><\/tr>\n
Voltage at max power (Vmp)<\/td>25.2 V<\/td><\/tr>\n
Current at max power (Imp)<\/td>3.18 A<\/td><\/tr>\n
\u062c\u0647\u062f \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0627\u0626\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0641\u062a\u0648\u062d\u0629 (Voc)<\/td>28.8 V<\/td><\/tr>\n
\u062a\u064a\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0627\u0626\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0635\u064a\u0631\u0629 (Isc)<\/td>3.38 A<\/td><\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0642\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0627<\/td>N-type back-contact, above 25.2% cell efficiency<\/td><\/tr>\n
\u062a\u062e\u0637\u064a\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0644\u064a\u0629<\/td>40 quarter-cut cells in one series string<\/td><\/tr>\n
\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0628\u0647\u0629<\/td>Textured ETFE laminate<\/td><\/tr>\n
\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0621<\/td>Semi-rigid, walkable, backing plate supported<\/td><\/tr>\n
\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0643\u064a\u0628<\/td>Corner grommets; adhesive, bracket or rail options<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n

Model designation, weight, cable length and warranty terms are confirmed at quotation. These dimensions describe one configuration, not a catalog limit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Watts Do Not Compare. Watts Per Square Meter Do.<\/h2>\n

Buyers line panels up by wattage. On paper, 80W beats 65W and the decision looks made. On a deck, that comparison is close to meaningless.<\/p>\n

Try the arithmetic instead. Our module occupies 0.99 m × 0.407 m, so about 0.403 m². Divide 80 W by that and you get roughly 198 W\/m²<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Now run the same sum on a widely sold 65W walkable panel in the North American marine market. Its 920 × 360 mm footprint gives 0.331 m², which works out to about 196 W\/m² — within one percent of ours.<\/p>\n

The bigger panel is not the better panel. It is just bigger.<\/p>\n

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The practical rule:<\/strong> power density tells you what the technology can do. Dimensions tell you what your boat, van or balcony will accept. Only the second number changes from one project to the next.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

So we treat 80W as a starting point, never as a finished product. Two suppliers can quote identical density and still deliver wildly different results on the same coachroof.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Why 25% Cells Give You a 20% Panel<\/h2>\n

Product listings love a cell efficiency headline. You will see 25% or 26% in bold, then find the module lands nearer 20%. Buyers reasonably wonder where the rest went.<\/p>\n

Both figures are honest. They simply measure different objects: one a bare cell under a lamp, the other an entire panel including every millimeter of it that carries no cell at all.<\/p>\n

Our 198 W\/m² corresponds to a module efficiency near 19.9%<\/strong>. Set against a cell above 25.2%, that is a ratio of roughly 79%. And almost all of the shortfall is geometry rather than physics.<\/p>\n