300W Solar Club -- How I Done it --
Here is an example of what can be achieved with a bit of UK Sun.
we have a mok-up of what could be fitted to the T6 with no problems:
Parts list:
3x 150w Mono panels (flat on roof)
1x Victron 100/20 MPPT solar controller.
1x Extreme 110Ah AGM battery
1x Victron 12/800 inverter
we have the panels on the roof configure in series, so 150+150+150 = 450W:
the panels are in series so the voltage adds 25v+25v+25v=75v but the current stays at 6amps (max)
(25v+25v+25v=75v @ 6A) = 450W (W=V*A)
I like the series configuration as it keeps the current low . . . .6A max is good for keeping the cables cool...... if it was in parallel the currents would all add up, so (6A+6A+6A = 18A @ 25V) = 450W
don't forget whether the panels are in series or parallel that watts will be the same (with same/similar panels)
The Victron 100/20 will output up to 20Amps for your battery bank or any other loads you have.
In this case we have a Extreme 110Ah AGM battery connected to a Victron 12/800:
The inverter was running a Makita twin 18v battery charger (draws up to 460W 240vac). . . . (charging my drills from the sun is sweet =])
The red clamp meter is showing the Amps being draw by the inverter from the system, at that point is was 44Amps but could go up to 80amps . . . (the Black meter is showing the Amps coming in from the solar controller. . . . .at that point 7Amps.
You can see at this point the Inverter is drawing 44A of which 7A was coming from solar and the remaining 37A coming from the battery.
A short while later we have 15.6 amps being fed in from solar . . . .at one point i say it peaked at 19.9A which would be the max (20A) of the solar controller.
So what did we get? . . . . 306W at this point, i just managed to screenshot this.
you can see that the 306W was achieved by the solar input of 56V@5.4A on the solar input and the other side of the MPPT,
(I like the series configuration as it keeps the current low . . . .6A max is good for keeping the cables cool...... if it was in parallel the currents would all add up, so 6A+6A+6A = 18A @ 25V)
we have a battery voltage and charging current of 14.4V@20A
so doing the maths . . . . . .
on the solar side we have
(W=V*A) 56V*5.4A = 302.4W of solar power into the Victron 100/20
and on the battery side
(W=V*A) 14.4V*19.9A = 286.6W of charge/load power from the Victron 100/20 to the battery bank/load.
so from that we can see about 5% conversion loss.
so with good sun you can generate 20Amps and 300W for charging battery banks or running live loads (using a battery as a buffer)
The testing continues. . . . . . . .
Are you in the 300w club? . . . . . show us your setups & Installs below.
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here are the panel specs for GEEKS:
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l photonic universe
2x150w
EFLXRJB-150M
Vmp 25.5v
Voc 30.1v
Imp 5.88a
Isc 6.35A
Dims 1445*540*3mm
150W Semi-flexible Solar Panel with Round Rear Junction Box and 3m cable, with durable ETFE coating (Back-contact solar cells)
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Victron 100/20 MPPT
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Renogy 160W RNG-160DB-H
Renogy 160 Watt 12 Volt Flexible Monocrystalline Solar Panel
Flex Mono
Maximum Power at STC*: 160 W
Cell Efficiency: 21.0%
Optimum Operating Voltage (Vmp): 19.1 V
Optimum Operating Current (Imp): 8.38A
Open-Circuit voltage (Voc): 23 V
Short-Circuit Current (Isc): 8.88A
Maximum System Voltage: 600 VDC
Maximum Series Fuse Rating: 20 A
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(unnecessary carriage returns have been removed from this post to save the planet)
Here is an example of what can be achieved with a bit of UK Sun.
we have a mok-up of what could be fitted to the T6 with no problems:
Parts list:
3x 150w Mono panels (flat on roof)
1x Victron 100/20 MPPT solar controller.
1x Extreme 110Ah AGM battery
1x Victron 12/800 inverter
we have the panels on the roof configure in series, so 150+150+150 = 450W:
the panels are in series so the voltage adds 25v+25v+25v=75v but the current stays at 6amps (max)
(25v+25v+25v=75v @ 6A) = 450W (W=V*A)
I like the series configuration as it keeps the current low . . . .6A max is good for keeping the cables cool...... if it was in parallel the currents would all add up, so (6A+6A+6A = 18A @ 25V) = 450W
don't forget whether the panels are in series or parallel that watts will be the same (with same/similar panels)
The Victron 100/20 will output up to 20Amps for your battery bank or any other loads you have.
In this case we have a Extreme 110Ah AGM battery connected to a Victron 12/800:
The inverter was running a Makita twin 18v battery charger (draws up to 460W 240vac). . . . (charging my drills from the sun is sweet =])
The red clamp meter is showing the Amps being draw by the inverter from the system, at that point is was 44Amps but could go up to 80amps . . . (the Black meter is showing the Amps coming in from the solar controller. . . . .at that point 7Amps.
You can see at this point the Inverter is drawing 44A of which 7A was coming from solar and the remaining 37A coming from the battery.
A short while later we have 15.6 amps being fed in from solar . . . .at one point i say it peaked at 19.9A which would be the max (20A) of the solar controller.
So what did we get? . . . . 306W at this point, i just managed to screenshot this.
you can see that the 306W was achieved by the solar input of 56V@5.4A on the solar input and the other side of the MPPT,
(I like the series configuration as it keeps the current low . . . .6A max is good for keeping the cables cool...... if it was in parallel the currents would all add up, so 6A+6A+6A = 18A @ 25V)
we have a battery voltage and charging current of 14.4V@20A
so doing the maths . . . . . .
on the solar side we have
(W=V*A) 56V*5.4A = 302.4W of solar power into the Victron 100/20
and on the battery side
(W=V*A) 14.4V*19.9A = 286.6W of charge/load power from the Victron 100/20 to the battery bank/load.
so from that we can see about 5% conversion loss.
so with good sun you can generate 20Amps and 300W for charging battery banks or running live loads (using a battery as a buffer)
The testing continues. . . . . . . .
Are you in the 300w club? . . . . . show us your setups & Installs below.
****************************************************
here are the panel specs for GEEKS:
****************************************************
l photonic universe
2x150w
EFLXRJB-150M
Vmp 25.5v
Voc 30.1v
Imp 5.88a
Isc 6.35A
Dims 1445*540*3mm
150W Semi-flexible Solar Panel with Round Rear Junction Box and 3m cable, with durable ETFE coating (Back-contact solar cells)
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Victron 100/20 MPPT
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Renogy 160W RNG-160DB-H
Renogy 160 Watt 12 Volt Flexible Monocrystalline Solar Panel
Flex Mono
Maximum Power at STC*: 160 W
Cell Efficiency: 21.0%
Optimum Operating Voltage (Vmp): 19.1 V
Optimum Operating Current (Imp): 8.38A
Open-Circuit voltage (Voc): 23 V
Short-Circuit Current (Isc): 8.88A
Maximum System Voltage: 600 VDC
Maximum Series Fuse Rating: 20 A
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(unnecessary carriage returns have been removed from this post to save the planet)
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