ForestTheBoy
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I've been running my system off of 2 210w panels in parallel and want to upgrade to reach my Epever Tracer 40a MPPT's max charge rate.
After some reading I realized that 520w isn't the max wattage allowed thought the mppt for my 12v battery, rather it's the minimum wattage to achieve 40a charging. That opens up my upgrade paths quite a bit.
I only have enough room on my vans roof for one larger (210w) panel, or 2 smaller (maybe 100w) panels. Should I go with one larger panel to make a 3p setup, or should I add two smaller panels to make a 2s2p setup? I don't know much about mixing/matching panel wattages and voltages.
Thanks in advance for all your help!
After some reading I realized that 520w isn't the max wattage allowed thought the mppt for my 12v battery, rather it's the minimum wattage to achieve 40a charging. That opens up my upgrade paths quite a bit.
I only have enough room on my vans roof for one larger (210w) panel, or 2 smaller (maybe 100w) panels. Should I go with one larger panel to make a 3p setup, or should I add two smaller panels to make a 2s2p setup? I don't know much about mixing/matching panel wattages and voltages.
Thanks in advance for all your help!