Connecting 360v Solar Panels

Putting panels in series makes it so the voltage of the array increases.

Connecting 360v solar panels.

The series connection is done by wiring the positive terminal of each panel to the negative terminal of the next panel a connection similar to the ones of the christmas lights until the final panel is connected to the charge controller or inverter. Connecting solar panels in series. This is the first part of our video on how to connect your panels in series and parallel. The same voltage is the system voltage which for off grid solar panels systems is usually as low as either 6v or 12v.

Connecting solar panels in parallel is just the opposite of series connection and is used to increase the total output current of the array and hence the total output power while keeping the same voltage. Place the panels close to each other and oriented to the sun at the same angle check that the panels do not shade each other and that they are far from possible causes of shading choose an appropriate section of the electrical cable according to the distance of the panels use junction boxes to neatly wire the panel terminals together. The regulator will either be mounted on the back of the solar panel or within a battery management system bms. So if you connect two solar panels with a rated voltage of 40 volts and a rated amperage of 5 amps in series the voltage of the series would be 80 volts while the amperage would remain at 5 amps.

The video will go over the basic installation and can apply directl. The following wiring diagram shows that the two 12v 10a 120w solar panels connected in parallel will charge the two 12v 100ah parallel connected batteries as well as power up the ac load through batteries and inverter during the day in normal sunshine. This type of connection is really efficient if the following conditions are met. The regulator regulates funny that the voltage from the solar panel and protects the battery from over voltage.

Never connect a solar panel directly to a battery.