Newbie here. This is the first time I'm going solar and bought a Bluetti AC200 (35-150V/Max.12A, Max.700W) and 4 x 100 watts panels (still waiting for arrival). I live in Los Angeles and have a shed that I want to off grid. It is shaded half of the day (sun blocked by an apartment) and I don't know if it'll be enough to run a 5000 btu ac and desktop computer plus monitors.
1. Do I connect in series or parallel with the 4 panels? I'm thinking series but wanted to confirm.2. If I were to buy 4 more panels making it 8 panels total, do I connect 4 sets of series and then parallel? Do I need 8 panels?
HQST 4 X 100 Watt 12 Volt Monoscrystalline Solar Panel
- Maximum Power: 100W
- Maximum System Voltage: 600V DC (UL)
- Open-Circuit Voltage ( Voc ): 24.6V
- Optimum Operating Voltage ( Vmp ): 20.6V
- Optimum Operating Current ( Imp ): 4.85A
- Short-Circuit Current ( Isc ): 5.28A