Help a newbie out - how to replace a smashed solar panel.

[peterkay]

Hi,
I am totally at wit's end here. I need to replace a smashed solar panel. The label reads DS-A36-150M.
It is a 150W panel that has Vmp of 36V and Voc of 44.6V.
It looks like the panel is made by Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science in china but I cannot find their products in US.

I have the following questions:
Does this appear to be a 36V panel? I see plenty of 12 and some 24V panels for sale but not the 36V. Do I have to replace it with a 36V panel or would 12V or 24V work? It appears that the panels are connected in serial so the voltage rises across them?

The panel is 20x70". I simply cannot find anything of this size on amazon or anywhere else. Is there a distributor that may stock wide range of panels?

thanks!

 

[Bud Martin]

The so called '12V, 24V' panels are not that.
If you look at the details spec of the panels:
The 12V panel will have Voc around 22V, Vmp around 18V.
The 24V panel will have Voc around 45V and Vmp around 35V.
So how many panels do you have right now and how they are connected together?
You may ending up using the 180 or 200W panel for replacement, if you cannot find 150W panel.

 

[peterkay]

The so called '12V, 24V' panels are not that.
If you look at the details spec of the panels:
The 12V panel will have Voc around 22V, Vmp around 18V.
The 24V panel will have Voc around 45V and Vmp around 35V.
So how many panels do you have right now and how they are connected together?
You may ending up using the 180 or 200W panel for replacement, if you cannot find 150W panel.

Just one. They are connected in serial as far as I can see, so I presume the voltage rises from one to another.

 

[Bud Martin]

Just one. They are connected in serial as far as I can see, so I presume the voltage rises from one to another.

Please clarify, you only have ONE panel?

 

[peterkay]

Please clarify, you only have ONE panel?

No, I have 6 in total connected to a charge controller for a power bank