Steve Darnall
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Hi all, I'm glad to be a member, I'm unsure and pretty much lost on what I need and which way I should set my solar array up, I have ( 4 ) 100 watt Renogy monocrystalline panels
With these specs:
100 watts
Optimum operating voltage of 17.1 V
Open circuit voltage of 21.5 V
Optimum operating current of 6.1 A
Open circuit current of 6.4 A
the panels are in series into a EPEVER 40 amp Triron 4210N series mppt charge controller with a 50 foot run between my charge controller and solar panel array
I'm going to add on ( 6 ) more Renogy 100 watt monocrystalline panels to an EPEVER 40 amp Triron 4215N series mppt charge controller that will also have a distance of 50 feet between the panels and charge controller but I'm not sure if I want to wire all (6) of these in series or parallel or a combination of each set of (2) in series because of occasional shading at times on the panels and depending on the way they would be setup, if I run all six in parallel what gauge wire I would need for a 50 foot run ? Or if I ran each set of two using the six panels in series and connecting the three sets in parallel what gauge wire would I need for the 50 foot run or if it would even be feasible to do that ? or just keep everything in series ? Thank You for any advice.
With these specs:
100 watts
Optimum operating voltage of 17.1 V
Open circuit voltage of 21.5 V
Optimum operating current of 6.1 A
Open circuit current of 6.4 A
the panels are in series into a EPEVER 40 amp Triron 4210N series mppt charge controller with a 50 foot run between my charge controller and solar panel array
I'm going to add on ( 6 ) more Renogy 100 watt monocrystalline panels to an EPEVER 40 amp Triron 4215N series mppt charge controller that will also have a distance of 50 feet between the panels and charge controller but I'm not sure if I want to wire all (6) of these in series or parallel or a combination of each set of (2) in series because of occasional shading at times on the panels and depending on the way they would be setup, if I run all six in parallel what gauge wire I would need for a 50 foot run ? Or if I ran each set of two using the six panels in series and connecting the three sets in parallel what gauge wire would I need for the 50 foot run or if it would even be feasible to do that ? or just keep everything in series ? Thank You for any advice.