Solar panels in series or parallel?
Hello All, It has been a while since I have been here. I need to come back more often. I have a 2016 fuzion 345. Love the tech but man does it eat power. I did put 6 6 volt batteries and that w...
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For the OP on shading...
These panels have bypass diodes and separate the panel in three sections. If one cell is shaded in one section then that section will produce virtually no power. However the bypass diode will allow all other sections or panels in series to pass through power. So with two panels you have six sections that either produce 10 volts each or they don't. Four sections with sun you get 40 volts etc.
With parallel any shading on one panel will drop the voltage and the entire panel will not contribute.
Filtered sun and shade will be some mix of all this depending on conditions.
The point is all power does not shut down with series. And parallel is not exactly perfect either. Shade hurts, look for a sunny place to park.
These panels have bypass diodes and separate the panel in three sections. If one cell is shaded in one section then that section will produce virtually no power. However the bypass diode will allow all other sections or panels in series to pass through power. So with two panels you have six sections that either produce 10 volts each or they don't. Four sections with sun you get 40 volts etc.
With parallel any shading on one panel will drop the voltage and the entire panel will not contribute.
Filtered sun and shade will be some mix of all this depending on conditions.
The point is all power does not shut down with series. And parallel is not exactly perfect either. Shade hurts, look for a sunny place to park.
