I bought the Prime day special Elite 200 V2 with 2 X PV200 solar panels.
I don’t understand Y MC4 to XT60 cable. So do I connect both panels in parallel using one set of the MC4 connectors on each panel? or in series by looping them? I was told in the past for my other units to run them in series (AC200P and AC200L)
Also how would I draw in 1000W of Solar , I just can’t figure what the panel combo or setup would be?
Thanks for any help !
First let’s look at the solar input specs on the Elite 200V2 and the output on the Bluetti PV200s. I assume these are the newer version of PV200s. The ones I have are the older model with a blue plastic handle and they don’t have the ventilation openings at the folds.
Solar input: 12V to 60V, 20A Max. 1,000W Max.
Solar output per panel: Open Circuit Voltage (OCV): 24.62V / Short Circuit Current (Isc): 10.24A
Watts = Volts x Amps.
In series, you add the volts and amps stay the same, so you would have about 48V OCV and 10A.
In parallel you add the amps while volts stay the same, so you would have about 20A and 24V
If you wire four of the same panels in series-parallel, you would have about 48V OCV x about 20A. But these (and other) panels generally produce about 20% less than rated. The max wattage is achievable only under ideal conditions. I do find panels that are N-type 16BB can achieve at or above rated watts, but most panels do not. High temps also affect output negatively.
I can’t give you exact numbers because on the Bluetti website they only give the Voc and Isc, and even with Vmp and Imp, it is all based on ideal conditions and angle. If you only have the one parallel cable, you would use only one pair of the MC4 connectors for a series connection for two panels.
Note the example I give here is for an old school AC200P
Apologies as I can’t seem to format paragraphs.
