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--- electrical:solar:sizing [2021/06/21 14:10]
frater_secessus [solar panel array]
+++ electrical:solar:sizing [2021/06/21 14:15]
frater_secessus [Sizing a solar installation]
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   - whether or not you have access to other forms of charging: [[electrical:shore_power|shore power]], [[electrical:12v:alternator|alternator]], [[electrical:generator|generator]]
   - the kind of [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery|battery chemistry]] - some((lithium, for example)) charge more efficiently than others
-  - These factors will tell you size of the system needed.  If the system you need will not physically fit on/in your vehicle, you will have to take [[electrical:solar:sizing#maxxed_system|a different approach]].
+  - the kind of camping you do.  Full-timers will need more robust systems.  Weekenders can [[https://mouse.mousetrap.net/blog/2020/07/04/agm-for-weekenders/|"get by" then recharge batteries fully at home]].
+These factors will dictate the system capactity you will need.  If the system you need will not physically fit on/in your vehicle, you will have to take [[electrical:solar:sizing#maxxed_system|a different approach]].
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 There are two general rules:
   - voltage from panels must not exceed controller voltage, ever.
-  - controller rating should be the panels' output plus a safety margin, unless you are [[electrical:solar:overpaneling|overpaneling]] on purpose.
+  - controller rating should be the panels' output plus a safety margin, unless you are [[electrical:solar:overpaneling|overpaneling]] an [[electrical:solar:charge_controller#mppt|MPPT controller]] on purpose.
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