How To Connect Two Solar Panels Together

For example our 115w sunpower solar blanket has the following ratings.

How to connect two 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. If we have two or more solar panels with the same voltage but with different current it is not possible to wire them in series. 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.

You connect solar panels in series when you want to get a higher voltage. The parallel connection allows to increase the current keeping the same voltage. Then they are connected to the charge controller or to the inverter of the solar system. If you however need to get higher current you should connect your panels in parallel.

Connecting two solar panels in parallel. Maximum rated voltage 19 8v. Nonetheless it is possible to wire them in parallel. There are two main types of connecting solar panels in series or in parallel.

Maximum rated current 5 8a. For this example i am showing you connecting panels that are for a 12 volt system. If both panels are rated at the same maximum voltage then you ll get maximum output. Connect the negatives to the negatives and positives to the positives.

Parallel series and a combination of parallel and series.