high voltage solar panels?
Has anyone experimented with high-voltage solar panels on their RV? I'm thinking along the lines of the 250-300+ watt panels that output 40-60 volts, versus the little 25-100 watt 12 volt panels typi...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
The chinese are now manufacturing 400 watt 108 volt panels. This seems to be some sort of standard they have settled on for alternative energy. Their aim of course is to reduce the cost of interconnects (read AMPERAGE read connector link size).
That makes sense... inductors and circuits for reducing voltages in a MPPT controller (which is needed anyway for any voltages significantly higher than the battery charge) are cheaper than using fat copper wires, so going to 108 volts can save on the precious metal big time.
Of course, there is the electrocution hazard of higher voltage circuits.
