your video is very helpdul. i have a series of 6 panels of 320 watts of 42 volts. now i need to add 4 panels of 600 watts. is it possible to to add 4x600 watts panels in series and connect the both series of 320 watts and 600 watts in parallel to the inverter. my invertor supports 4000 watts from pv
how many volts can your inverter take? what is the amp difference between the panels? to connect them in parallel you'd probably be better connecting (3) 320's & (2) 600's in each series, then paralleling those
@@anasir4a seems like it would work, but it seems like you'd be maxing out the inverter, 18 amps together, especially on cold clear days even the volt output will be higher than the Voc value from the panel specs. my panels Voc is 38.3V but correct with the temp coefficient they're 42.03V adding 37V more to my 10 panel string.
in the hybrid example, can you have multiple layers of series? For example you series connect the 2 50 watt panels to create in essence one 100watt panel of 20v and 5amps, rather than parallel connect that to the 100w panel, can you series connect it again to that 100w panel? i.e. 2 x 50 watt panels series connected, that are then series connected to the 1 x 100watt panel to then have 40 volts and 5amps?
Hi, thanks for the video. I have 2 panels 170W (20.4 Vmp, 8.3 Imp) and 100W (17.2 Vmp, 5.8 Imp), MPPT regulator and just one 100Ah lead gel battery (so changing with 5A max). I have 2 panels just for the cloudy days. Is the voltage difference to big? Should I use bypass diode between the panels? I have MBR2545 schottky 45V, 2x15A diode.
@@cleversolarpowersorry still have alot to learn,is the charge controller the same as mppts? I have a hybrid inverter with 2 mppts,can I place my 350w x 4 solar panels on 1 mppts and 540w x 4 solar panels on the other mppts?
Very well done and accurate on all points. Is MPPT solar charger like Victron 100/50 more efficient with a higher solar panel voltage input? I can choose between 24 and 31 Volts panels wired in parallel to charge a 12V battery pack knowing that the Victron 100/50 MPPT can accept either input voltage.
@@cleversolarpower I need to drop my voltage input to charge my portable battery and connecting my panels in series first gives me a total voltage that exceeds my input voltage requirement for the battery. For whatever reason there is not much info on connecting parallel first, but from what I've read, 2 panels in parallel provided better energy output if one panel is partially shaded compared to 2 panels in series and one of them being partially shaded.
Called someone to connect my solar pump with mix matched pannels and he did the wiring in series. After following your videos have discovered he was suppose to do the wiring in parallel because the efficiency is not good as the pump doesn't work effectively. My question is can change the wiring from series to parallel now that known how go about it?
It depends if your battery gets empty. So your load decides if it's underpowered or not. That's why we start with a load analysis first before sizing solar panels, batteries, etc...
I have 5 panels of 350w, 3 panels of 340w and 4 panels of 390w. Total= 4330watts. Getting 2.2kw power in peak hours. Is it a good output? All connected in series
Dear Sir this is Harun from Bangladesh i have 4 pannel 355w series connect with (6kw hybrid inverter 120-500voc) now i have planing to add 585W 3 more plannel Please suggest me Best wearing series or parallel
Hi, I had 3 groups every 1 group (3 solar panels in s. (every solar panels 250w)) but one from one group had one solar panel is damage and want to remove from my 1 group and will be 2 solar panels only for only one group but others groups 3 solar panels ((1+2+3);(1+2+3);(1+2)); could i run it from inverter mppt 4kw or will be problems ?
How about 6pcs 150w panels the one panels is low harvest to others 5pcs ...what is best config setup?itry series the 6pcs but results is 100w harvest only... Itry 2string 3pcs series and parralell to but its still low harvest? My setup is 24v
hi ..i have three solar panel each one is 550watts,,,42.57V,,,12.92A,,then added one solar panel same company but 540watts,,42.15 v,,12.81A...my inverter is 1500 wat.2000 solar watt.mppt,,,,is this addition is good or will cause high resistance and will affect badly my system and inverter..thank you
i have 6 panels with 180w each connected to scc. im planning to have another 2 panels with 550w each and connect to another scc. then connect both scc to a lifepo4 battery. is this close to your setup? im in 24v system.
As you are the best teacher I am going to ask you a simple question , or better I explain to you what I am doing and tell me if it`s good ? I have 3 solar panels each gives 18V / 1.6A that I put in parallel to have the max current out of them to charge a lead battery . So as lead batteries should be charge at 14 .5 V max , Then if add a solar panel that gives 15V / some .5 A ( I really don`t its amperage ) cause I don`t have ma meter to check the amps out of it and also nothing written on it . Adding that panel to the others will drop the voltage to 15 and add let say 0.5A which will normally gives me 15 V /5.3A . Will this be ok to charge a battery without damaging it , if I don`t use any solar charge controller .I have a switch to cut the solar power on the battery when not in use for the moment . Will use a 1,000W inverter for experience on a computer with the monitor + a fan + a led lamp of 20 w at night . the battery is 12V/ 74AHR .I will change that battery to one of 90 AHR as soon as possible . Will this work and for how many hrs all this will run before it run out of power ? Thanks in advance dear teacher 😊
Don't put the panels in parallel if you have an MPPT. It's the same power rating if you place them in series or parallel. You need to use a charge controller. The charge needs to stop if the battery is full. Check out my video about how many batteries for a 1,000W inverter.
@@cleversolarpower . Ok I can see that you have not understood what I explained to you and your reply does not get me any help . But thanks for the late reply . I already figer it by myself and every thing is working in parallel .
Hi sir hope you well. Im from South Africa im in the market for solar system. I would like to find out if does it matter when you connect a rated 24v panels in series parallel combination to a 24v hybrid inveter Thanks
Something every mismatch solar panel video fails to mention is the Diodes. The lower value diodes in smaller panels must be changed to the value of the diodes your highest output panel .
Please explain more on this I have 6 300w panel 40v and I am buying 400w 38 volt 6 panels adding them 3 panel series each and making them parallel so 40×3 120v and 38x3 114v adding them in parallel makes 15+21A x 114v =4104 w,is there anything should I consider for wiring current 32A or any diodes?
Your voltage from each string your hooking parallel / combining should be the same within 5%. Be Sure to look at you charger PV input voltage specs and set up utilizing the highest voltage possible. The diodes should already be adequate Amps on your panels. Where you would need to worry about diodes is say you were running 10 12V panel string combining with a 3 40V string. You should run 2 separate feeds from your panels each with it's own DC breaker to your combiner. if you use Ecoworthy Hybrid 5k Parallel inverter / chargers in 2 phase you can run one string to each inverter with no worries . 6x40V 240V to one and 6x38V 228V to the other.
@@RovanRCTube the 6 volt gap between both string is about 5%, the issue is that I'm out of US so not budget friendly options also I do have 5kva solar inverter with single mPPT so can't go with both seperate strings also adding a chargd controller would cost me about half of the inverter price 😕 so your suggestion would 6 volt gap b/w those strings idls something should I worry for I'm getting 4104 watt out of 4200w panels by this connection so is this connection good to go? I tried to look for a solar connection calculator but didn't found any. What would be the price of 5kvv solar inverter in the US? Here it starts from 350$ and go upto 2300$ based on brands
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your video is very helpdul. i have a series of 6 panels of 320 watts of 42 volts. now i need to add 4 panels of 600 watts. is it possible to to add 4x600 watts panels in series and connect the both series of 320 watts and 600 watts in parallel to the inverter. my invertor supports 4000 watts from pv
how many volts can your inverter take? what is the amp difference between the panels? to connect them in parallel you'd probably be better connecting (3) 320's & (2) 600's in each series, then paralleling those
@@BatMan-co1gy inverter can take up to 450 volts from pv.
320 watt panels have 8 amp each and 600 watts has 10 amp each
@@anasir4a seems like it would work, but it seems like you'd be maxing out the inverter, 18 amps together, especially on cold clear days even the volt output will be higher than the Voc value from the panel specs. my panels Voc is 38.3V but correct with the temp coefficient they're 42.03V adding 37V more to my 10 panel string.
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in the hybrid example, can you have multiple layers of series? For example you series connect the 2 50 watt panels to create in essence one 100watt panel of 20v and 5amps, rather than parallel connect that to the 100w panel, can you series connect it again to that 100w panel? i.e. 2 x 50 watt panels series connected, that are then series connected to the 1 x 100watt panel to then have 40 volts and 5amps?
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Hi, thanks for the video. I have 2 panels 170W (20.4 Vmp, 8.3 Imp) and 100W (17.2 Vmp, 5.8 Imp), MPPT regulator and just one 100Ah lead gel battery (so changing with 5A max). I have 2 panels just for the cloudy days. Is the voltage difference to big? Should I use bypass diode between the panels? I have MBR2545 schottky 45V, 2x15A diode.
Best to wire in parallel. 14.1A*17.2V=242W total
Can I ask a question. The high the isc is better or the low isc the better? Which is better???
That doesn't really matter. It's just the max possible current at test conditions.
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Thanks, I'm getting ready for a hybrid inverter system for my house.
If you have mismatched panels, you can add another charge controller next to the hybrid inverter.
@@cleversolarpowersorry still have alot to learn,is the charge controller the same as mppts? I have a hybrid inverter with 2 mppts,can I place my 350w x 4 solar panels on 1 mppts and 540w x 4 solar panels on the other mppts?
Yes.@@King_Jerry
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Thank you. Can I ask when you refer to panel voltage are you referring to the nominal output voltage or another measure?
nominal voltage = Vmp, nominal current = Imp
Very well done and accurate on all points. Is MPPT solar charger like Victron 100/50 more efficient with a higher solar panel voltage input? I can choose between 24 and 31 Volts panels wired in parallel to charge a 12V battery pack knowing that the Victron 100/50 MPPT can accept either input voltage.
can I connect first in parallel, but then connect those combined leads into a series array?
Yes, but why would you do that? It's first series and then parallel.
@@cleversolarpower I need to drop my voltage input to charge my portable battery and connecting my panels in series first gives me a total voltage that exceeds my input voltage requirement for the battery.
For whatever reason there is not much info on connecting parallel first, but from what I've read, 2 panels in parallel provided better energy output if one panel is partially shaded compared to 2 panels in series and one of them being partially shaded.
Please, tell me why you use the lowest of the amps in series and the lowest in volts in parallel?
Because in series we add voltage together and in parallel we add current together.
Can we add 570watt panel with 560watt series for 4kw deye inverter?
Called someone to connect my solar pump with mix matched pannels and he did the wiring in series. After following your videos have discovered he was suppose to do the wiring in parallel because the efficiency is not good as the pump doesn't work effectively. My question is can change the wiring from series to parallel now that known how go about it?
sir good day is it safe to connect 2 100 watts solar panel and 1 50W PV panels and all in parallel to one charge controllers?
No, they will need to be separate. Repeat the calculation in the video with your values.
I setup a 420wat, 32v panel to a 100ah change controller. 12v 220ah battery, and 1400wat inverter. Is this ok? Or should I increase my panel to 2
It depends if your battery gets empty. So your load decides if it's underpowered or not. That's why we start with a load analysis first before sizing solar panels, batteries, etc...
@@cleversolarpower can a 420watt fully charge 220ah battery?
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I have 5 panels of 350w, 3 panels of 340w and 4 panels of 390w. Total= 4330watts. Getting 2.2kw power in peak hours. Is it a good output? All connected in series
Dear Sir this is Harun from Bangladesh i have 4 pannel 355w series connect with (6kw hybrid inverter 120-500voc) now i have planing to add 585W 3 more plannel Please suggest me Best wearing series or parallel
how would you conect one solar panel 30V, max 13A and one panel 20V max 8A in paraler ?
Get a micro inverter.
Hi, I had 3 groups every 1 group (3 solar panels in s. (every solar panels 250w)) but one from one group had one solar panel is damage and want to remove from my 1 group and will be 2 solar panels only for only one group but others groups 3 solar panels ((1+2+3);(1+2+3);(1+2)); could i run it from inverter mppt 4kw or will be problems ?
How about 6pcs 150w panels the one panels is low harvest to others 5pcs ...what is best config setup?itry series the 6pcs but results is 100w harvest only... Itry 2string 3pcs series and parralell to but its still low harvest? My setup is 24v
I have 12v 100watt 3 pannel , single battery , how to connect pannel series or parallel or hybrid , mppt charge controller voc is 60..
hi ..i have three solar panel each one is 550watts,,,42.57V,,,12.92A,,then added one solar panel same company but 540watts,,42.15 v,,12.81A...my inverter is 1500 wat.2000 solar watt.mppt,,,,is this addition is good or will cause high resistance and will affect badly my system and inverter..thank you
The panels you mentioned are basically similar, so there is no problem connecting them in series.
I have mismatched panels. I run each set (two types) through its own charge controller.
That's also a possibility.
i have 6 panels with 180w each connected to scc.
im planning to have another 2 panels with 550w each and connect to another scc.
then connect both scc to a lifepo4 battery. is this close to your setup?
im in 24v system.
Sir i have 4 panels for 450watts and 4 panels of 580watts, how do i connect them to get maximum power?
Two separate charge controllers.
What about 2 200w 18V 10amps & 2 100w 18v 5amps? I was thinking SSP 🥺
I tried paralleling 200w and 100W, and then series these two sets. But I dont think that will work. I think it's best to get two charge controllers.
I have a 300w pannel at 40v 8A and 2 100w at 20v 5A how do i get 500w?
Wire the two 100W in series and then parallel with the bigger panel.
As you are the best teacher I am going to ask you a simple question , or better I explain to you what I am doing and tell me if it`s good ?
I have 3 solar panels each gives 18V / 1.6A that I put in parallel to have the max current out of them to charge a lead battery .
So as lead batteries should be charge at 14 .5 V max , Then if add a solar panel that gives 15V / some .5 A ( I really don`t its amperage ) cause I don`t have ma meter to check the amps out of it and also nothing written on it .
Adding that panel to the others will drop the voltage to 15 and add let say 0.5A which will normally gives me 15 V /5.3A .
Will this be ok to charge a battery without damaging it , if I don`t use any solar charge controller .I have a switch to cut the solar power on the battery when not in use for the moment .
Will use a 1,000W inverter for experience on a computer with the monitor + a fan + a led lamp of 20 w at night .
the battery is 12V/ 74AHR .I will change that battery to one of 90 AHR as soon as possible .
Will this work and for how many hrs all this will run before it run out of power ?
Thanks in advance dear teacher 😊
Don't put the panels in parallel if you have an MPPT. It's the same power rating if you place them in series or parallel. You need to use a charge controller. The charge needs to stop if the battery is full. Check out my video about how many batteries for a 1,000W inverter.
@@cleversolarpower . Ok I can see that you have not understood what I explained to you and your reply does not get me any help . But thanks for the late reply .
I already figer it by myself and every thing is working in parallel .
Hello can you help me
Hi sir hope you well.
Im from South Africa im in the market for solar system.
I would like to find out if does it matter when you connect a rated 24v panels in series parallel combination to a 24v hybrid inveter
Thanks
Connect in series up to maximum allowable input voltage of the charge controller.
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Something every mismatch solar panel video fails to mention is the Diodes. The lower value diodes in smaller panels must be changed to the value of the diodes your highest output panel .
Please explain more on this I have 6 300w panel 40v and I am buying 400w 38 volt 6 panels adding them 3 panel series each and making them parallel so 40×3 120v and 38x3 114v adding them in parallel makes 15+21A x 114v =4104 w,is there anything should I consider for wiring current 32A or any diodes?
Your voltage from each string your hooking parallel / combining should be the same within 5%. Be Sure to look at you charger PV input voltage specs and set up utilizing the highest voltage possible. The diodes should already be adequate Amps on your panels. Where you would need to worry about diodes is say you were running 10 12V panel string combining with a 3 40V string. You should run 2 separate feeds from your panels each with it's own DC breaker to your combiner. if you use Ecoworthy Hybrid 5k Parallel inverter / chargers in 2 phase you can run one string to each inverter with no worries . 6x40V 240V to one and 6x38V 228V to the other.
@@RovanRCTube the 6 volt gap between both string is about 5%, the issue is that I'm out of US so not budget friendly options also I do have 5kva solar inverter with single mPPT so can't go with both seperate strings also adding a chargd controller would cost me about half of the inverter price 😕 so your suggestion would 6 volt gap b/w those strings idls something should I worry for I'm getting 4104 watt out of 4200w panels by this connection so is this connection good to go? I tried to look for a solar connection calculator but didn't found any. What would be the price of 5kvv solar inverter in the US? Here it starts from 350$ and go upto 2300$ based on brands
Good video. Thanks.