Hello,
Here is a quick note on my setup, which is self-installed.
4x (230w 36v 7.7amp) Canadian Solar panels (total of 920 watts)
1x Midnite Solar combiner box
1x Midnite Solar DC disconnect panel
1x Morning Star Tri-Star TS-60 charge controller (with remote meter)
1x AIMS 3000w Modified Sine Wave inverter
1x AIMS 3 stage automatic transfer switch (not yet connected)
4x 125ah 12v deep cycle batteries (connected in series and parallel)
This is a 24v system.
The panels are all connected to the combiner box + to + and - to -
Each panel has its own circuit breaker (I need one more MC4 combiner to connect them in parallel the way I want)
Technically, aren't the panels connected in parallel through the combiner bus?
Anyway... The issue is this:
The charge controller meter shows only (roughly) 140 watts (TOTAL) being harvested by the panels.
We live in the mountains at 8000feet elevation. My neighbor who has a 10kw system said that I should be getting up to 30% more energy than the panels are rated, just because of the altitude.
What are the common scenarios that would cause the panels to only produce a total of 140watts?
I did test each panel to see if all of the panels are working. The charge controller registers that each panel is indeed producing power. The testing was performed by shutting off all but one breaker and going down the list of four breakers.
I am dying to hear your feedback on this one.
thanks in advance!
X111
Here is a quick note on my setup, which is self-installed.
4x (230w 36v 7.7amp) Canadian Solar panels (total of 920 watts)
1x Midnite Solar combiner box
1x Midnite Solar DC disconnect panel
1x Morning Star Tri-Star TS-60 charge controller (with remote meter)
1x AIMS 3000w Modified Sine Wave inverter
1x AIMS 3 stage automatic transfer switch (not yet connected)
4x 125ah 12v deep cycle batteries (connected in series and parallel)
This is a 24v system.
The panels are all connected to the combiner box + to + and - to -
Each panel has its own circuit breaker (I need one more MC4 combiner to connect them in parallel the way I want)
Technically, aren't the panels connected in parallel through the combiner bus?
Anyway... The issue is this:
The charge controller meter shows only (roughly) 140 watts (TOTAL) being harvested by the panels.
We live in the mountains at 8000feet elevation. My neighbor who has a 10kw system said that I should be getting up to 30% more energy than the panels are rated, just because of the altitude.
What are the common scenarios that would cause the panels to only produce a total of 140watts?
I did test each panel to see if all of the panels are working. The charge controller registers that each panel is indeed producing power. The testing was performed by shutting off all but one breaker and going down the list of four breakers.
I am dying to hear your feedback on this one.
thanks in advance!
X111
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