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electrical:solar:overpaneling [2023/04/10 16:34] frater_secessus [vs. battery bank] |
electrical:solar:overpaneling [2023/11/22 10:31] (current) frater_secessus [vs. charge controller] |
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- | **Example: | + | Consider the image to the right.((The image is that of a different PV-related configuration but it works for our purposes.)) The smaller/ |
The larger/ | The larger/ | ||
The striped area is the peak power " | The striped area is the peak power " | ||
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* you spend time in partial shade | * you spend time in partial shade | ||
* you want to use a smaller controller instead of jumping up to the next size. Example, 43A max output and your choices are 40A or 60A controllers. | * you want to use a smaller controller instead of jumping up to the next size. Example, 43A max output and your choices are 40A or 60A controllers. | ||
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+ | * 500w / 14.2v = 35.2A. | ||
+ | * 35.2A on a 30A MPPT is 17.3% overpaneled: | ||
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