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BFL13
Jul 12, 2013Explorer II
"It's too bad you can make the test of your panels in PWM, then combined for MPPT and then compared to a high voltage panel of the same wattage."
My basic test plan is to use my two 100w panels as now in parallel as a 12 and try both controllers at two battery voltages each, one around 12 and the other mid 13s (whatever, as high I can get where they still behave before starting controlling with the amps jumping around.) Then a test of just the MPPT with the panels in series as a 24.
Will then have PWM vs MPPT in 12 and 24, and MPPT 12 vs 24. ( if any of this testing ever happens!
EDIT--on the above 160w/9a max, I would expect Isc for amps where that would be approx. 160/130 x 8.2 = 10a from PWM with panels pointed. closer to 10 than 9 anyway.
My basic test plan is to use my two 100w panels as now in parallel as a 12 and try both controllers at two battery voltages each, one around 12 and the other mid 13s (whatever, as high I can get where they still behave before starting controlling with the amps jumping around.) Then a test of just the MPPT with the panels in series as a 24.
Will then have PWM vs MPPT in 12 and 24, and MPPT 12 vs 24. ( if any of this testing ever happens!
EDIT--on the above 160w/9a max, I would expect Isc for amps where that would be approx. 160/130 x 8.2 = 10a from PWM with panels pointed. closer to 10 than 9 anyway.
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