solar upgrade
On my RV roof I presently have 2 Kyocera 135 W panels, flat mounted, hooked in series, feeding to my Blue Sky Solar Boost 3024iL charge controller. I want to add more panels to my array. The simpl...
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Starburst2 wrote:Depends. In the OP's case he will in effect have two panels in parallel. Moderate shade on one set will probably put them out of production.
SMKettner, see my response to 2oldman. Is the article that says partial shading on your array is a non issue with mppt controllers, valid or a pipe dream.?
Lloyd
Depends on the shade also. OP is concerned about shade from roof items which is the worst. Uniform shade from a distant object or thin clouds I understand is not as big of a deal and you just lose in proportion to loss of irradiance.
MPPT is far from exempt from shade issues.
