Portable (suitcase) solar "install" question
I've gone back and forth on solar panels on the roof or portable. Well, due to a tight budget, portable is the only way I'm going to get solar for now and it makes sense for me to try it out 1st as we...
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2oldman wrote:johnm1 wrote:Charging efficiency may be improved by connecting panels in series for higher voltage, considering you may be a distance away seeking sun.
My plan would be to move the CC to the storage bay or put it in a water proof plastic box type thing. Either way it'd be closer to the batteries for charging efficiency.
series only provides a benefit if you go for a MPPT controller. with a PWM controller, series connections or 24V panels is a serious drawback. you only get the current that the lowest rated panel can deliver.
