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--- electrical:solar:panels [2020/01/14 16:25]
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+++ electrical:solar:panels [2020/05/12 20:40]
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 Solar panels, also called photovoltaic (PV) panels, produce DC power from sunlight to charge batteries and provide electrical power.  The panels can be used single or in [[electrical:solar:series vs parallel|series or parallel]] arrays.
-Since PV necessarily run at higher voltages than the batteries they charge, a [[electrical:solar:charge controller|charge controller]] is placed between the PV and the battery bank.
+To avoid overcharging,((a bit of an oversimplification, admittedly)) a [[electrical:solar:charge controller|charge controller]] is placed between the PV and the battery bank.
 [[electrical:solar:output|Many factors]] will affect output; and panels will rarely generate power equal to their laboratory rating.

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