Are you saying that if I run at 25 amps at 24 volts, and my controller is limited to 30 amps, that at 12volts I would be over the 30 amp rating of the controller? That is how I understand it, and I think that is what you are saying.
This controller may have a wattage rating, but I havent seen it. I know it is 30 amps, and at 24 volts (which I think is its max output voltage), that's 720 watts. I assumed that the current was limited on both input and output current, but I guess it's not really possible to have more amps going in than are going out.
I guess what I'm saying/asking is that if I have a 24v battery bank and I charge it with 30 amps, and I have say 4 of these 340 watt panels, the controller will limit the output current to that 30 amps, even if I have more than that "available", but I would be able to maintain that full 30 amps for a longer period of the day, and have higher production on days with low light because I have an over sized array?
Is this reasonable thinking? At this point I am just trying to understand some theory.
This controller may have a wattage rating, but I havent seen it. I know it is 30 amps, and at 24 volts (which I think is its max output voltage), that's 720 watts. I assumed that the current was limited on both input and output current, but I guess it's not really possible to have more amps going in than are going out.
I guess what I'm saying/asking is that if I have a 24v battery bank and I charge it with 30 amps, and I have say 4 of these 340 watt panels, the controller will limit the output current to that 30 amps, even if I have more than that "available", but I would be able to maintain that full 30 amps for a longer period of the day, and have higher production on days with low light because I have an over sized array?
Is this reasonable thinking? At this point I am just trying to understand some theory.
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