Indervidual solar panel specs:
Voc: 18.88V (Voltage Open Circuit)
Vpm: 16V (Voltage Power Maximum)
Isc: 7.58A (Amps Short Circuit)
Imp: 6.88A (Amps Maximum Power)
Max system voltage 500V
My question is.
I have 4 x 110w solar panels.
I have wired 2, pair, in series (= 32V @ 8.88A)
and then wired both the pairs, in parallel.
(= 32V @ 17.76A) my MPPT Solar controller
Each indervidual panel creates more than adequate voltage for my needs, as I use a 12V LifePo4 battery system and any one panel will give me 16 Volts.
They are all wired in close proximity to one another, and wired a very short distance to the MPPT controller.
What I'm not sure about. Is should I have wired them all, in parallel, so as to increase the current (Amps) or will the increased Voltage in my mixed configuration, be reduced by the MPPT controller, and converted into Amps?
Please can anyone advise?
Voc: 18.88V (Voltage Open Circuit)
Vpm: 16V (Voltage Power Maximum)
Isc: 7.58A (Amps Short Circuit)
Imp: 6.88A (Amps Maximum Power)
Max system voltage 500V
My question is.
I have 4 x 110w solar panels.
I have wired 2, pair, in series (= 32V @ 8.88A)
and then wired both the pairs, in parallel.
(= 32V @ 17.76A) my MPPT Solar controller
Each indervidual panel creates more than adequate voltage for my needs, as I use a 12V LifePo4 battery system and any one panel will give me 16 Volts.
They are all wired in close proximity to one another, and wired a very short distance to the MPPT controller.
What I'm not sure about. Is should I have wired them all, in parallel, so as to increase the current (Amps) or will the increased Voltage in my mixed configuration, be reduced by the MPPT controller, and converted into Amps?
Please can anyone advise?