Battery Charge Requirements
Looking into a solar setup for my new trailer, first off is figuring out what I need for controller output to correctly charge my batteries. I'm planning on eventually having a pair of either 100w or ...
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
12 volt panels are nominally 17 volts. PWM controllers operate at the battery voltage.
Pianotuna, I don't understand the 2nd part of this response, please elaborate. Looked like you set the controller for the type of battery which then uses the applicable settings. On some you can choose custom setting and set them to whatever you want up to the units max.
I am planning on just one panel to start and will see how it works out, we're not heavy consumers so hopefully one is enough. One panel that fits (narrow), would be either 100 or 130w's. Still have to measure for length.
