How To Tie Solar Panels Together

This power inverter converts the solar energy into energy that is consumable at home.

How to tie solar panels together.

At the back sides of the solar panel a small junction box is there with a positive and negative sign for polarity. If we have two solar panels with same voltage and power the connection will be very simple. The red line is the positive connection to the panels. The clips should hold the wires in place during strong winds.

Match the solar panel holes with the stand platform holes and screw them together. Wire the solar panel. Do not allow exposed wiring to make contact with the roof surface. Connecting solar panels in series.

When solar panels are wired in parallel the positive terminal from one panel is connected to the positive terminal of another panel and the negative terminals of the two panels are connected together. The positive wires are connected to a positive connector within a combiner box and the negative wires are connected to the negative connector. You do not want to wire more than 2 panels in parallel using couplers because this does not give you over current protection between the two panels. The white line is the negative connection all 3 panel negative wires are just simply tied together and to the wire that runs back to the negative connection on the charge controller.

You will see a symbol that looks like a triangle pointing down at a horizontal line. You simply need to do some research and purchase a controller that is capable of handling both systems. The set up is fairly straightforward and will vary slightly based on the individual energy systems that you are using. Stringing solar panels in series involves connecting each panel to the next in a line as illustrated in the left side of the diagram above.

Just like a typical battery you may be familiar with solar panels have positive and negative terminals. The solar panels are usually designed that they can handle being backfed from one panel but if you have a whole bunch you do run the risk of ruining your solar panel. Wind generators and solar panels can be hooked up together through the same wiring system. As clearly visible in the picture it will be enough to wire the positive pole of one panel to the positive pole of the other one and then wire the negative pole of one panel to the negative pole of the other one.

Connect the solar panels either directly to a power inverter and then connect it to the home grid or connect the inverter to the battery and then to the home power grid.