|
|
Post by tonkabear on May 1, 2019 1:54:41 GMT
I am brand new to this, did I miss something when I connected the panels in parallel? output of appr. 22.4 v each, appr. 16 amps total to the rover but no light on top of the tree. Should the panels be connected in series to the Rover?
|
|
|
|
Post by tattoo on May 1, 2019 2:11:01 GMT
I am brand new to this, did I miss something when I connected the panels in parallel? output of appr. 22.4 v each, appr. 16 amps total to the rover but no light on top of the tree. Should the panels be connected in series to the Rover? I'm not familiar with a tree but It shouldn't matter... Do you have the + and - crossed? It's very easy to do.... |
|
|
|
Post by tonkabear on May 1, 2019 2:46:27 GMT
The four lights on top, only the middle two are lit. It shows no input from the panels by the indicator light but does recognize the 22.4 v panel source. yes, I've triple checked the correct polarity on each panel in parallel and the Voc & loc. Still get 0.00 A charge to the batteries.
|
|
|
|
Post by tattoo on May 1, 2019 3:03:04 GMT
Can you post a pic?
|
|
|
|
Post by tonkabear on May 1, 2019 4:01:59 GMT
I cannot until I return to the off grid cabin in 3 weeks. The exact question is: if I feed a parallel 22v 16 Amp input to a Rover 40 set to 24 V system, will the rover alter the voltage to the proper 27+ voltage to charge the 2- 12 volt series batteries? or do I have to series the panels to push 44v?
|
|
|
|
Post by bupkis on May 1, 2019 10:57:51 GMT
the Rover does not transform voltage higher so you need to series the panels so that each provides ~18v (Imp), 3 in series would be ~54v. The Rover has no issue transforming the voltage down to battery voltage for charging.
you need a min of 2 '12v' panels in series for 24v battery charging.
|
|
marsh
Solar Newcomer
Posts: 5
|
Post by marsh on May 1, 2019 13:33:27 GMT
I am brand new to this, did I miss something when I connected the panels in parallel? output of appr. 22.4 v each, appr. 16 amps total to the rover but no light on top of the tree. Should the panels be connected in series to the Rover? What size/rating of panels? How many do you have? |
|
|
|
Post by Admin on May 6, 2019 23:31:38 GMT
I cannot until I return to the off grid cabin in 3 weeks. The exact question is: if I feed a parallel 22v 16 Amp input to a Rover 40 set to 24 V system, will the rover alter the voltage to the proper 27+ voltage to charge the 2- 12 volt series batteries? or do I have to series the panels to push 44v? Because you have a 24V battery bank, you need at least 2 12V panels in series to be above the voltage threshold in order to start charging. -Renogy Team |
|
