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 simplest seemed to me to be to add a Kyocera 215 W panel or a 245 W panel but I do not want to owerpower my charge controller.
The two 135 W panels have the following specs: Vmp 17.7 , Imp 7.9 A, Voc 22.1, Isc 8.7A
The 215 W panel has the following specs: Vmp26.6, Imp 8.1A, Voc 33.2, Isc 8.8 A.
The 245 W panel has the following specs: Vmp 29.8, Imp 8.2 A, Voc 36.9, Isc 8.9 A.
The Charge Controller specs are: Output Current Rating 30A/40A, the Nominal Battery Voltage is 12/24 VDC, and the PV input max is 57VDC.
Since the two 135 Watt panels are hooked in series I am not sure how that affects the load on the charge controller.
Can someone who understands all this give me some guidance as to what maximum size panel I can add without exceeding the capacity of the controller?
Thanks for your feedback folks.
Regards,
Lloyd
The two 135 W panels have the following specs: Vmp 17.7 , Imp 7.9 A, Voc 22.1, Isc 8.7A
The 215 W panel has the following specs: Vmp26.6, Imp 8.1A, Voc 33.2, Isc 8.8 A.
The 245 W panel has the following specs: Vmp 29.8, Imp 8.2 A, Voc 36.9, Isc 8.9 A.
The Charge Controller specs are: Output Current Rating 30A/40A, the Nominal Battery Voltage is 12/24 VDC, and the PV input max is 57VDC.
Since the two 135 Watt panels are hooked in series I am not sure how that affects the load on the charge controller.
Can someone who understands all this give me some guidance as to what maximum size panel I can add without exceeding the capacity of the controller?
Thanks for your feedback folks.
Regards,
Lloyd
