Wiring Two Solar Panels Together

When solar panels are wired in series the voltage of the panels adds together but the amperage remains the same.

Wiring two solar panels together. If you had 4 solar panels in parallel and each was rated at 12 volts and 5 amps the entire array would be 12 volts at 20 amps. In a solar power system the higher the voltage and the lower the energy losses along the cables to know the maximum system voltage we usually just need to turn the panel and read the label where the value is reported. So if you connect two solar panels with a rated voltage of 40 volts and a rated amperage of 5 amps in series the voltage of the series would be 80 volts while the amperage would remain at 5 amps. You need to understand how different stringing configurations impact the voltage current and power of a solar array.

There are two ways to wire up solar panels. Wiring solar panels in series. After these clarifications let s see how the series connection takes place. Connect all the positive terminals of all the solar panels together and all the negative terminals of all the panels together.

Solar panels are usually connected in series to obtain higher output voltage. Solar panel wiring aka stringing and how to string solar panels together is a fundamental topic for any solar installer. Both have their own purpose and applications and both have different outcomes when hooking up solar panels of different wattage together. If we have two solar panels with same voltage and power the connection will be very simple.

We put solar panels together to increase the solar generated power. When you intend to wire two panels produced by different vendors the vendors are not the problem. When you wire in series there is just a single wire leading from the roof for each string. By connecting multiple solar panels in series we increase the system voltage.

Wiring solar panels in a parallel circuit. The problem is in different electrical characteristics of the panels together with different performance degradation. As clearly visible in the picture it will be enough to wire the positive pole of one panel to the positive pole of the other one and then wire the negative pole of one panel to the negative pole of the other one. The following wiring diagram shows that the two 12v 10a 120w solar panels connected in parallel will charge the two 12v 100ah parallel connected batteries as well as power up the ac load through batteries and inverter during the day in normal sunshine.