The Working Of Solar Panel Wiring

You should familiarize yourself about the proper solar panel wiring, if you are planning on building your own solar panel. Making your own solar panel will be a breeze if you understanding more about the concept of wiring. Before you try to be an expert in solar panel wiring, read his article and familiarize yourself with the basic wiring configurations (the series, parallel and the combination of the two).

Series Wiring for Solar Panels

The series wiring for solar panels is easy to understand and perform.All you have to do is to connect one of the negative terminals of your solar module to one of the positive terminals of the next solar panel. Keep in mind that if you use series wiring for your solar panel, each voltage of every solar module you will use will add up to form the total voltage of your solar panel. Picture it this way: if your use three solar panels that each have a voltage of 17 volts, then the total voltage of your series connection is 51 volts. When using a series wiring, remember that the current or the amperage remains constant no matter how many modules are used. If we were to use the circuit described above, it will result to a connection that will run at 51 volts at 5 amps, if your panels produce 17 volts at five amps.

Parallel Connection for Solar Panel Wiring

Parallel wiring is another type of solar panel wiring that you can use. Parallel wiring and series wiring are opposites. You need to connect the positive terminal of one module to the positive terminal of another module when it comes to parallel wiring, unlike how  you are required to connect the negative pole to a positive pole for series wiring. You should do the same with negative terminals. The opposite effect is also experienced by the total current and voltage. In parallel circuit, the current adds ups while the voltages stays the same; while in series wiring, the current stays the same while the voltages are additive; The current is additive while the voltage stays the same in parallel wiring, while the voltages are additives yet the current stays the same for series wiring. Following the abovementioned example, the final circuit will have 17 volts at 15 amps if each of the solar modules accounts for 17 volts at 5 amps.

How to Connect Solar Panel Wires in a Series/Parallel  Connection

The series/parallel circuit, which is the combination of the first two, is the last type of solar panel wiring. This type of wiring is the most complicated because series and parallel connections are both used. If you choose to make use of this type of wiring, you need more than two series connections of panels which you can connect using a panel configuration.

Those are the three basic solar panel wiring configurations. You should choose the type of wiring that you will use depending on your need to increase the voltage or to increase the current of your over-all solar panel. If you want to increase both, you can simply use the series/parallel solar wiring. If you want to be sure on which wiring you should use, you might want to contact a solar panel wiring expert.