electrical:solar:series_vs_parallel
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electrical:solar:series_vs_parallel [2024/01/03 13:52] frater_secessus [Series and Parallel solar arrays] tldr |
electrical:solar:series_vs_parallel [2024/01/03 14:09] frater_secessus [TL;DR] |
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* With [[electrical:solar:charge_controller#mppt|MPPT]] solar charge controllers and a 12v house battery bank there is often little practical difference between parallel and series setups. | * With [[electrical:solar:charge_controller#mppt|MPPT]] solar charge controllers and 12v house battery bank there is often //little practical difference between parallel and series solar arrays//. |
* [[electrical:solar:charge_controller#pwm|PWM controllers]] run arrays of the same nominal voltage as their battery bank: 12v and 12v, 24v and 24v. A 24v array could be made of 24v panels in parallel or 12v panels in series.((2S)) | * [[electrical:solar:charge_controller#pwm|PWM controllers]] run arrays of the same nominal voltage as their battery bank: 12v and 12v, 24v and 24v. |
* series arrays can reduce costs in some circumstances | * //generally speaking//, parallel panels will perform better in [[electrical:solar:shading|partial shade]] than series. [but don't shade your panels in the first place -- secessus] |
| * as with other [[electrical:12v:parallel_serial|series/parallel arrangements]], series increases voltage and parallel increases current. |
| * series arrays can reduce capital costs in some circumstances |
| * series/parallel arrangements are described with ''xPxS'' nomenclature: |
| * 2 panels in parallel would be 2P1S |
| * 2 panels in series would be 1P2S |
| * 4 panels in series-parallel would be 2P2S |
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electrical/solar/series_vs_parallel.txt · Last modified: 2024/03/09 11:00 by frater_secessus