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====== Series and Parallel solar arrays ====== | ====== Series and Parallel solar arrays ====== | ||
- | Generally speaking, parallel arrays of nominal 12v [[electrical: | + | ===== TL;DR ===== |
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+ | * With [[electrical: | ||
+ | * [[electrical: | ||
+ | * A 24v array, for example, could be made of 24v panels | ||
+ | * series arrays can reduce capital costs in some circumstances | ||
+ | * series/ | ||
+ | * 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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===== Series-Parallel ===== | ===== Series-Parallel ===== | ||
- | FIXME | + | Consider this scenario: |
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+ | * 4 panels | ||
+ | * 150w | ||
+ | * Vmp == 19v | ||
+ | * Voc == 22.8 | ||
+ | * Imp == 7.9A | ||
+ | * MPPT controller with 60v maximum input voltage | ||
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+ | A fully-series configuration ([[electrical: | ||
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+ | A fully-parallel configuration (4p1s) would require 3x 2-into-1 MC4 adapters or 1x 4-into-1 adapter. | ||
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+ | A compromise might be series-parallel array (2p2s) with 45.6Voc and ~16A. This would require 1x 2-into-1 MC4 adapter to combine the two serial strings. | ||
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+ | ===== further reading ===== | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||