How To Connect Multiple Solar Panels Together

The type of your solar panels system the solar power you want to generate the other system components such as a charge controller battery and inverter.

How to connect multiple solar panels together.

Wiring solar panels in a parallel circuit connect all the positive terminals of all the solar panels together and all the negative terminals of all the panels together. 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. You connect solar panels in series when you want to get a higher voltage. There are two main types of connecting solar panels in series or in parallel.

Considering the example in the figure two 5a 12v panels wired in series produce a voltage of 24v and a current of 5a. If both panels are rated at the same maximum voltage then you ll get maximum output. Maximum rated current 5 8a. The first way i am going to talk about is parallel because this is probably the most common way that panels will be connected.

There are 3 ways to connect solar panels. The connection of multiple solar panels in parallel arises from the need to reach certain current values at the output without changing the voltage. For example our 115w sunpower solar blanket has the following ratings. Maximum rated voltage 19 8v.

Connecting solar panels in series. Connecting two solar panels in parallel. For this example i am showing you connecting panels that are for a 12 volt system. As clearly visible in the picture it is sufficient to wire the positive pole of one panel to the negative pole of the other and at the output we will find a doubling of the voltage.