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100/20mppt connecting two victron charge controllers together

hi I have a total solar array of 600watts . two panels that are rated at 220 each and two renogy panels at 100 watts each my max solar is about 270 watts with the 100/20 mppt. I wanted to add install another 100/20 mppt to the same battery bank so I can get the total wattage of my solar panels . my question is can I just connect another 100/20 or a 100/30 model use two victron mppt. will I need a victron battery shunt so the mppt can communicate or not required ? thanks again ! u guys are awesome

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nickdb answered ·

Each would have its own set of panels and be wired to the same bank. You don't explicitly need a shunt, but you would want to create a ve smart network so the chargers can coordinate.

This should be well documented in the respective manuals for smart networking and the mppts.


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awesome thank you ! I was reading the manual a few days ago .

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