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pirlbeck
Explorer
Apr 15, 2018

Solar experts....Matching solar panels help needed.

About a year ago I picked up 3 unused Kyocera KC50 50Watt panels for almost nothing and would like to put them on my 2009 Lance 845. While open roof space is somewhat limited on this roof, I think I w...
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BFL13
Explorer II
Apr 30, 2018
IMO that is not too far apart. Vocs are all over the place while taking them, so it is hard to get good comparisons like that.

What counts is the voltage when all are connected as planned. The two sets will be in parallel (from a previous post)

"4 panels, pairing up 2 panels each in a series string and then paralleling the 2 series strings together"

An MPPT controller will pick a Vmp from what it "sees" to get the highest input wattage it can, so let the controller figure it out.

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