I will be setting up (4) 200 watt solar panels about 150 foot from the house where my charge controller will be.
My solar generator is a Bluetti AC200MAX.
My max voltage input is 145 volts with a max wattage input of 900 watts from solar.
What I can't figure out or decide is should I have 12 volt or 24 volt solar panels for that long of run?
I had planned on hooking the 4 panels in series.
With the panels I am looking at, the 12 volt ones have a voltage of 24.3 volts each
The 24 volt panels have an VOC voltage of 45.4 volts.
Of course I am new at this so am not sure if when I hook up the panels in series, do I add all 4 panel VOC voltages or just the (2)?
The 12 volt panels will have a combined voltage of 97.2 volts, way under what the MAX can take.
The 24 volt panels though being I would be using four of them to get my 800 watts, would be at 181.6 volts, way over the max voltage input I can have.
I had read, that if I have a 12 volt panel system, the wires would heat up a lot, so keeping the run short is better.
With a 150 foot wire run, I started thinking that I may need a 24 volt panel?
Hoping someone has some answers and enlightenment for me.
thanks
My solar generator is a Bluetti AC200MAX.
My max voltage input is 145 volts with a max wattage input of 900 watts from solar.
What I can't figure out or decide is should I have 12 volt or 24 volt solar panels for that long of run?
I had planned on hooking the 4 panels in series.
With the panels I am looking at, the 12 volt ones have a voltage of 24.3 volts each
The 24 volt panels have an VOC voltage of 45.4 volts.
Of course I am new at this so am not sure if when I hook up the panels in series, do I add all 4 panel VOC voltages or just the (2)?
The 12 volt panels will have a combined voltage of 97.2 volts, way under what the MAX can take.
The 24 volt panels though being I would be using four of them to get my 800 watts, would be at 181.6 volts, way over the max voltage input I can have.
I had read, that if I have a 12 volt panel system, the wires would heat up a lot, so keeping the run short is better.
With a 150 foot wire run, I started thinking that I may need a 24 volt panel?
Hoping someone has some answers and enlightenment for me.
thanks