Just another question on Solar
I have read a lot of threads on solar installs and I have a question or two. I am thinking of adding solar to my toy hauler. Planning on about 500watts. Also planning on two 6 volt batteries to st...
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CA Traveler wrote:
If you have more than 2 panels in parallel they should be individually fused. Add a fuse or better yet a switchable CB between the controller and battery.
For panel placement minimize shadows from the rig.
Any panel in parallel requires to be isolated using diodes and circuit breakers/fuses.
Example: I have 24 panels connected. 6 rows of 4 panels in series. Each row has a diode rated for maximum power. This will minimize the other panels from using the shaded panel as a load. In addition, each panel has two or three diodes to isolate between series. Each row will have a circuit breaker/fuse.
