Solar Panel
I have a new northern Lite and the solar panel is not working is there a fuse? and if iso does anyone know where to look for it it is nor in the inverter converter box with the other fuses and circui...
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Yes, I have researched bypass and blocking diodes. It was the actual testing of panels with bypass diodes that I discovered what others who have actually done shade testing have. They don't work as well as you hope they might.
Go watch the video. It was produced in a very straightforward and easy to understand way. There are other videos that show the same result.
Per has a 4500 watt array 24v 16kwh Tesla battery. This isn't someone new to solar or guessing at results with an agenda on series vs. parallel. His own array is both. The video simply shows the affects of even a small shadow on one panel where 2 are arranged in both series and in parallel. The panels he is using have bypass diodes and are about as big as you would use on a truck camper. (this is a truck camper forum) Larger higher voltage panels with more circuits and bypass diodes should be able to handle shade better but even then to claim that a series connection is better than parallel for shaded conditions does not reconcile with my own testing.
Go watch the video. It was produced in a very straightforward and easy to understand way. There are other videos that show the same result.
Per has a 4500 watt array 24v 16kwh Tesla battery. This isn't someone new to solar or guessing at results with an agenda on series vs. parallel. His own array is both. The video simply shows the affects of even a small shadow on one panel where 2 are arranged in both series and in parallel. The panels he is using have bypass diodes and are about as big as you would use on a truck camper. (this is a truck camper forum) Larger higher voltage panels with more circuits and bypass diodes should be able to handle shade better but even then to claim that a series connection is better than parallel for shaded conditions does not reconcile with my own testing.
