Connecting Dissimilar 12V Panels In Parallel
My son has 2 Kyocera 80W 16.9V 4.97A panels in parallel with 30’ of 10 ga wire one way to the controller. And he has 2 new Renogy 100W 18.9V 5.75A panels. We’re planning parallel and running a second set of wires also 30’ 10 ga one way to the same controller input.
The wiring calculator shows the Kyocera panel would have 16.6V at the controller or the Renolgy panels would have 18.5V at the controller.
Clearly 1.9V difference between the two panel types is significant and one option is to use 2 controllers.
However if we connect both sets of wires to one controller what it the result in terms of power loss or any other considerations?
Thanks for your input.
The wiring calculator shows the Kyocera panel would have 16.6V at the controller or the Renolgy panels would have 18.5V at the controller.
Clearly 1.9V difference between the two panel types is significant and one option is to use 2 controllers.
However if we connect both sets of wires to one controller what it the result in terms of power loss or any other considerations?
Thanks for your input.
