what size wire do I need

oadkins

I have 14 100 watt panels what size wire do I need from charge controller to 800 amp hour battery bank

BB.

What is the Vmp/Imp ratings of the panels (assume Vmp~17.5 volts?).

What is the voltage rating of the battery bank (12/24/48volts)?

How far do you want to run the wires from the array to the battery shed/charge controller?

Roughly, were will the system be installed (nearest major city)?

-Bill

oadkins

12 volt system 10 feet from controller to battery bank

vtmaps

oadkins said:

12 volt system 10 feet from controller to battery bank

If you had bright sun on a cold day, you could have 1400 watts coming into the controller.  If your battery were discharged down to 11.5 volts at that time, you could have:
  1400 watts of panels ÷ 11.5 volts = 122 amps. 
That 122 amps does not take into consideration controller losses, so your actual current will be a bit less.  You should size the wire and the circuit breaker to be 125% of the max operating current. 

I don't know about any controllers with that type of capacity, or that even have terminals to handle the heavy gauge wire you would need.   A 1400 watt solar array should be used with a 24 or 48 volt system.

--vtMaps

BB.

Do you have a choice of charge controller (I.e., 60 amp PWM, 80 amp Outback MPPT, etc.)?

-Bill