Different Panel Configurations on an MPPT Controller

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  • littleharbor2
    littleharbor2 Solar Expert Posts: 2,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2018 #32
    Is the tabbing in the module itself the weak link when it comes to overcurrent issues? It looks to me to be a lot lighter than the cables themselves.

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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,695 admin
    #33
    I don't know--But it seems possible. Also the bypass diodes are another weak spot (undersized, poor to non-existent heat-sinking, in my opinion).

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  • littleharbor2
    littleharbor2 Solar Expert Posts: 2,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #34
    Here's a couple pics of burnt tabbing. Presumably not from an overcurrent issue but from Kyocera's lead free solder problem.


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