Hi Everyone,
Definitely new to this, but I've been researching for a few months and don't understand what "Max. PV Input Current" means. I have attached the page from the user manual. I have the Growatt SPF 5000 ES and 10 365 w panels. I also added the spec page for the panels. My question is, if I have the 10 panels in 2 S5 strings and then parallel them to the inverter, I would get Voc 236.8 (5*47.36) with 19 amps (2*9.5) is this correct? If the manual says the max pv input current is 18A, does this mean I'm technically sending too many amps to the inverter? I'd like to add more panels in the future to reach the 6k limit but if I'm limited to only 18A input that seems a bit difficult. Or is this the max per panel? Would adding a combiner box help, I don't understand which amperage would leave the combiner box if I have 4 sets of 5S panels all going to one box (assuming i get the same panels), is the amperage leaving 19 amps, or does the combiner box add the amperage together, sending 38 amps to the inverter? Any help is appreciated.
Definitely new to this, but I've been researching for a few months and don't understand what "Max. PV Input Current" means. I have attached the page from the user manual. I have the Growatt SPF 5000 ES and 10 365 w panels. I also added the spec page for the panels. My question is, if I have the 10 panels in 2 S5 strings and then parallel them to the inverter, I would get Voc 236.8 (5*47.36) with 19 amps (2*9.5) is this correct? If the manual says the max pv input current is 18A, does this mean I'm technically sending too many amps to the inverter? I'd like to add more panels in the future to reach the 6k limit but if I'm limited to only 18A input that seems a bit difficult. Or is this the max per panel? Would adding a combiner box help, I don't understand which amperage would leave the combiner box if I have 4 sets of 5S panels all going to one box (assuming i get the same panels), is the amperage leaving 19 amps, or does the combiner box add the amperage together, sending 38 amps to the inverter? Any help is appreciated.