al4az
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Post by al4az on Sept 18, 2018 5:27:30 GMT
Hi ! Sorry for m’y English, i’m French;) I have a Rover 20A with 2 panels (2x 100W parallel ) in 12V , 1 battery 100Ah And it runs so good ! But an other panel is waiting to be installed in case of, and I have a question : Max load current is 20A Ok Max current panel is 5,96A x2 Ok Max solar input power (manual) is 260w Ok If I d like to install the third, it comes 5,96A x3 =17,88A but 300w of panel power , to much for the Rover , What is the priority ? Max current or max power ? Or both ? Thanks a lot for light ;€ Yo
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Post by bupkis on Sept 18, 2018 14:38:36 GMT
from the manual "The controller will limit the battery charging current to the maximum battery current rating. Therefore, an over-sized solar array will not operate at peak power. "
I would not have an issue going with 300w, you will likely never make over 20A, if it were extremely cold with direct good sun and a very low battery you might exceed 20A but the controller is supposed to limit it to 20A to the battery.
For the record load current refers to the load terminals and powering 12v items, dusk to dawn and many other settings. Battery current is what comes out of the controller to the battery (battery terminals).
In your case both are limited to 20A.
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al4az
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Post by al4az on Sept 18, 2018 21:12:05 GMT
Thanks for your really good explanation ! So I'm going to try 3 panels if the current is priority security !!
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Post by bupkis on Sept 19, 2018 0:09:44 GMT
Most mppt controllers can be 'over powered', this allows for more power during low light situations with the controller limiting power IF it even needs to.
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