| Hi -
I'm trying to maximize solar panel voltage to minimize wire size from the panels to the controller, but run 12V batteries to power DC appliances. I'm not sure how to calculate the amps that will get into my batteries through the MPPT controller, but I'm guessing something like this:
The panel is 200W, 55.8V. If the MPPT controller is 97% efficient, that brings the panel power down to 194W. If the MPPT controller matches that 194W to my 12V battery, it should be putting 16 amps into my battery, even though the panel is rated at 3.59 amps. If I put two of those panels together in parallel, I can get a little more than the 30 amps that I need to charge my batteries at 3 hrs insolation (90 ampr hrs per day of usage).
If this is true then I only need 2 panels, compared to the four minimum I was going to need by various attempts to match the array voltage to the battery voltage. Am I doing something wrong? |
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