Adding More Solar Panels
i'm looking at Amazon at the Windy Nation 100w and the Eco Worthy 100w panel both are 100w, specs are close 17.4 working volts 5.75 max working amps versus 17.9 working volts and 5.56 working am...
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The charging algorithm of the Xantrex strikes me as odd, although I claim no particular expertise. Even the old OEM charge controller in my Safari (ASC brand, 10 amps) seems to do what you are wanting. I just went out and checked. My batteries are 100% SOC and the 100 watt solar system is feeding them 13.8 volts of float charge on a not too sunny afternoon. I did not check the amps; since the batteries are fully charged and the solar is so small, it would have little meaning.
Do you have a battery monitor? I recently installed a Trimetric 2030 monitor, and I think it is the best thing since bottled beer. Of course, I’m an information junkie and it feeds this obsession.
If you want to expand your solar capacity, have you considered the Morningstar Tristar controllers? http://www.morningstarcorp.com/products/TriStar/ They are PWM controllers and are available in 45 amp or 60 amp capacity. Yes, the 60 amp model will set you back a couple of hundred dollars, the better part of the cost of a couple of 100 watt panels, but we’re talking about the brains of your system. Just a thought.
Wayne
Do you have a battery monitor? I recently installed a Trimetric 2030 monitor, and I think it is the best thing since bottled beer. Of course, I’m an information junkie and it feeds this obsession.
If you want to expand your solar capacity, have you considered the Morningstar Tristar controllers? http://www.morningstarcorp.com/products/TriStar/ They are PWM controllers and are available in 45 amp or 60 amp capacity. Yes, the 60 amp model will set you back a couple of hundred dollars, the better part of the cost of a couple of 100 watt panels, but we’re talking about the brains of your system. Just a thought.
Wayne
