Question about the output from my DIY Solar
So I could use a "shove in the right direction." My Solar is all DIY. Two 100 watt panels, an EPEver 30A MPPT controller. One group 27 (for now). It's working. It's keeping the battery charged. ...
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red31 wrote:
controller job is the LIMIT panel output, if your battery is charged it does not take much power to keep it there.
Yes, if there is a need for power and it CAN be made it will be used for whatever load you have and/or to recharge the battery.
Bingo!
If the battery is fully charged, you won't get much power from the panels. Wanna see full power from the panels? Disconnect them, run the battery down, and then reconnect the panels.
Question, "when the battery is fully charged, what happens to the excess power from the panels?"
Answer: "when the battery is fully charged, there is no 'excess power' from the panels. The controller shuts them off, and they don't make any excess power."
