highwaypirate
New Member
Hello all! I'm Karen, new to the forum, but living with solar for a few years now. I have a question regarding adding more solar:
Currently,.. I have an RD1 CR-V with an Armada 200 watt panel (ARM-200) and a (rather cheap, but super reliable) Canada Proof 30A PWM charge controller. Since I run a diesel heater for winters (-30c is also a good time to camp) and a desktop inside the Honda, I'm looking into upgrading my solar system. The 200W is mounted on top of the vehicle (it's just small enough for one), but I want to add a second 200W panel and have it slide inside the vehicle (installed cross-bars to support the 200W from an earlier setup). My question is... since finding an Armada panel has become impossible in Canada, could I use a 200W panel which has close-ish specifications of my current one? I would like to only use one CC, but will consider getting a second one if it'll make it easier.
Here are the specs of my 200W panel:
Model: ARM-200
Vmp: 19.0V
IMP: 10.53A
Voc: 22.5V
Isc: 11.40A
Max System Voltage: DC715V
Would it be harmful to parallel a 200W panel with slightly different specifications? Thank you!
Currently,.. I have an RD1 CR-V with an Armada 200 watt panel (ARM-200) and a (rather cheap, but super reliable) Canada Proof 30A PWM charge controller. Since I run a diesel heater for winters (-30c is also a good time to camp) and a desktop inside the Honda, I'm looking into upgrading my solar system. The 200W is mounted on top of the vehicle (it's just small enough for one), but I want to add a second 200W panel and have it slide inside the vehicle (installed cross-bars to support the 200W from an earlier setup). My question is... since finding an Armada panel has become impossible in Canada, could I use a 200W panel which has close-ish specifications of my current one? I would like to only use one CC, but will consider getting a second one if it'll make it easier.
Here are the specs of my 200W panel:
Model: ARM-200
Vmp: 19.0V
IMP: 10.53A
Voc: 22.5V
Isc: 11.40A
Max System Voltage: DC715V
Would it be harmful to parallel a 200W panel with slightly different specifications? Thank you!