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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: | ||
+ | * //generally speaking//, parallel panels will perform better in [[electrical: | ||
+ | * as with other [[electrical: | ||
+ | * 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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A fully-parallel configuration (4p1s) would require 3x 2-into-1 MC4 adapters or 1x 4-into-1 adapter. | A fully-parallel configuration (4p1s) would require 3x 2-into-1 MC4 adapters or 1x 4-into-1 adapter. | ||
- | 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. | + | 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:// | ||
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