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i have a PV panel consisting of 20 solar cells at 0.45V 100mA which will give an output of 1.8V at 500mA my question is is it ok to connect bypass diodes to this.
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bypass diodes are usually embedded in a PV panel. to allow for output if part of the panel is shaded. If there is no shade, no need for bypass diodes.
1.8V is not going to charge much, maybe a typo - 18v ?
If this is being used for 12V battery charging, just install the panel fuses and parallel them, panels in parallel need no bypass diodes, if they are not already embedded in there.Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
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Thanks for the reply
basically im just doing a project only to measure the I-V curve of the pv panel under effect of shading so just like to know if it can be done on this particular panel i know you can for series connected cells but how about for series/parallelComment
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