Solar cable routing behind front cap
I'm looking to finally begin my solar install and I'm trying to plan the best route for my solar cables. Batts are on the tongue, front pass through area houses the inverter and is where I will mo...
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Almot wrote:But no need for unnecessary losses either. I have 61' of 10 gauge wire at 92V and 8.2A for 0.5% loss. And with flat mounted panels the maximum amps and loss is less.RasMouSein wrote:
The MPPT don't care, you don't care...
THINK. Then - post.
At 65V*8A, V drop results in less than 1.5% drop at max wattage, at this length.
Less than 1% loss in daily harvest, or ~1AH out of 140-160 AH (max wattage is only a part of the day, if at all).
You may run #8 MC4 to cut loses lower yet, but I didn't find this necessary.
