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howardwheeler
Explorer
Apr 15, 2017

What happens when a solar panel makes too many amps?

What happens when panels produce on occasion more amps than the controller is rated for? For instance, in my case I have a 60 amp Morningstar MPPT controller but my three 315 watt panels could under i...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Apr 16, 2017
It is a bit like the hole in the wall you plug your coffee pot into.. It likely is rated 15 amps but the coffee maker pulls perhaps 2 or3, So what happens to the other 12? Nothing, they do not exist..

An even better description:

Your shower.. Odds are if you take the head off and you are on "City water" you can push 5 or more GPM through that 1/2 inch pipe.. But with the head on you get perahsp 2 GPM,, Where do the rest go? No place, Same with the solar panel

The Controller is .. The shower head.

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