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JRRNeiklot
Explorer
Oct 09, 2016

Wiring solar panels straight to breaker panel?

New travel trailer, I'm trying to install my solar setup. The easiest way to get the wires down is through the refrigerator vent, but that's a good ways from the battery. Can I tie in directly to th...
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mike-s
Explorer
Oct 09, 2016
"With voltage drop the controller will "see" it has reached its high set point , but the battery voltage will be lower than that. This can leave the battery under-charged. "

Not really. The controller will regulate to the absorption voltage, and cut off when current drops below some level or some time has expired. By the time either happens, the current is so low that voltage drop is not an issue. You do loose a small bit of efficiency during bulk charge, when current is at max.

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