New solar panels

Started by Herman, April 05, 2015, 08:06:13 PM

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Herman

Just adding 2 more solar panels see attachment to augment the 12 BX65   65   375 W hrs    1.78A   2.2A   24V   36.7V   52.7   1245x741x27   13Kg   should make the system dance when it is installed
                                                                                                         Type        Pmax  Whrs/day   Imax   Isc   Vnom   Vmp   Voc     Dimensions          Weight

Resthome

Do you plan on mixing these with the BX65? They look to have vary different Vmp voltages.
John

10 x Kyocera KC140, Classic 150 w/WBJr, Link10 Battery Monitor, 850 AH @ 12v Solar One 2v cells, Xantrex PROwatt SW2000
Off Grid on Houseboat Lake Don Pedro, CA

dgd

Herman,
These are thin film technology and unless you are getting them at some super cheap price then better value may be normal silicon cell panels. Same wattage in physically smaller panels due to higher efficiency. Plus more compatible voltage with your BX55s
Just a thought...
dgd
Classic 250, 150,  20 140w, 6 250w PVs, 2Kw turbine, MN ac Clipper, Epanel/MNdc, Trace SW3024E (1997), Century 1050Ah 24V FLA (1999). Arduino power monitoring and web server.  Off grid since 4/2000
West Auckland, New Zealand

Herman

I manage to score the panels for nothing as I had helped the local supplier on numerous occasions, I also have a spare MPPT so the plan is to hook the 2 new panels up to it on a separate circuit to one of the banks of batteries as the new CSIG panels like the BX 65 are shade tolerant but have a higher voltage output that the BX 65 Panels.