To understand these concepts a helpful analogy is to think of electricity like water in a tank.
How are solar panels connected to each other.
While in an off grid solar power system the.
You too can connect two solar panels into one system just like we do.
Connecting solar panels in series.
Redarc sell a ready made cordset with grey anderson plugs.
The best way to find out is to contact your solar panel supplier.
The series connection is done by wiring the positive terminal of each panel to the negative terminal of the next panel a connection similar to the ones of the christmas lights until the final panel is connected to the charge controller or inverter.
They can be wired in parallel.
In a grid connected pv system the fundamental role of tracking the maximum power point mppt is played by the grid tie inverter.
If we have two solar panels with the same voltage but different wattage there is no problem.
With parallel solar panels the positive terminal from one panel is connected to the positive terminal of another panel and the negative terminals of the two panels are connected together.
In this way if a panel is shaded it will be excluded by means of the bypass diode and will not negatively affect the production of the other panels connected in series.
Just check a few things first.
Are the solar panels compatible.
In order to understand the rules of solar panel wiring it is necessary to understand a few key electrical terms particularly voltage current and power and how they relate to each other.
Key electrical terms to understand for solar panel wiring.