Technical Discussion: Solar Electric System - Photovoltaic

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Equalize Charge Using Direct Panel to Battery Connection

I decided that I wanted to equalize my battery today.  After doing some research about what voltage to do it at I decided t...
Travis A 1

Morningstar 10 amp charge controller overcharging?

I have been watching my voltages closely and I think my charge controller may be overcharging my battery.  I am seeing a vo...
Travis A 3

Battery Charging/Sizing Solar System (new to solar)

Hi all, I just got my first solar system all setup.  I bought a used 110 watt Mitsubishi solar panel and a morning sta...
Travis A 10

can the breakers in a Midnite Solar MNPV6 DISCO be switched individually?

Summary: Since installing the off-grid components in my garage, I've used a Midnite Solar MNPV6 to combine the PV modul...
Travis M 0

What are the overall dimensions of a pair of Xantrex inverters in the diagram?

(http://www.altestore.com/descfiles/trace/inverters/xw/XW_overview.jpg) I'd like to set up dual inverters as ...
Travis M 0

specific PV module / charge controller question

I have in mind to use Sanyo 32v PV modules, in series strings of 3, running through a C40 controller, set to 48v to charge a bat...
Travis M 4

Time to get serious designing my off-grid home solution

The first step was taking my garage / workshop off-grid.  With 4 Kyocera and 4 Mitsu 125w panels, and an Air-X wind generat...
Travis M 7

battery bank

im looking at a solar system for my house that comes with a  48V, 400 Ah AGM Battery bank  with a 8.2 kw array does th...
Wayne Kobe 3

Need help with RV charging system

I keep my RV in a building without any power.  I'd like to build a solar system that would consist of a single panel (...
William Brackman 5

strange phenomena is PV output

Hi, I have 16 sunpower 318 panels connected to sma smc5000a (inTL) inverter (2 strings of 8 panels each). Each panel has...
Yonatan Yonatan 1

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