Obviously a newby here, I have 28 390 W Canadian solar panels and would like to know if I can connect them to my smart solar MPPT 250/100 in 7 strings of 4 connected in series.
The Isc is 10.17 A
Voc 48,2 V
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Obviously a newby here, I have 28 390 W Canadian solar panels and would like to know if I can connect them to my smart solar MPPT 250/100 in 7 strings of 4 connected in series.
The Isc is 10.17 A
Voc 48,2 V
Hi @jumboswart
The maximum string Isc for the 250/100 is 70 A, so 7x strings would exceed that. 6x would be ok.
Consider 4x of those strings into the 250/100, and adding a 250/85 for the other 3x strings. That would be a far better match at charging V's.
I'm all for having extra panels to allow for bad weather, but that's a lot of panels on a single mppt..
I didnt mention that I also have a SmartSolar MPPT 150/100, could I then say put 4 strings on the 250/100 and 3 on the 150/100?
https://www.victronenergy.com/mppt-calculator
https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/software/VE-MPPT-Calc-4_0.xlsm
An important thing to know is the battery voltage.
The 250/100 can charge the battery with up to 100A -> 1200W at 12V, 2400W at 24V and 4800W at 48V
I have a freedom won 30/24 lipo4 battery with a nominal voltage of 52 V, min 47 V, max 56 V
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