Put in the control box.
How to wire up solar panels on an rv roof.
This prewired for solar rv included the installed charge controller but it did not have any solar panels installed from the factory.
Getting started with rv solar before we start it s important to note that the specifics of your setup will depend on your rig and solar kit what type of panels you have flexible rigid etc your roof size and type flat curved fiberglass rubber etc whether you have an rv or a trailer where your battery bank is located etc.
Solar is typically a supplement that works seamlessly with shorepower or generator if so equipped.
This will give you the most sunlight available.
The solar panel is held down with 4 bolts.
Ideally your solar panel will be on a flat surface.
To understand how wiring in series works in comparison to how parallel wiring works let s think for a moment about how christmas lights used to work.
The basic solar charging system consists of roof mounted solar panels running through a combiner box then dropping down to the charge controller and on to the batteries.
In some of the newer instances that use this form of wiring the charge controller is already present the only piece that needs to be added is the solar panels themselves.
In my case with four 100 watt solar panels to work with the solution was to connect 2 solar panels together in a parallel configuration.
Our rv roof is mostly a flat surface so i had plenty of real estate to choose from.
Disconnect the rv batteries and measure the roof.
Assemble the braces and frames then install the panels.
That means the 10 gauge wire works as if i had used 8 gauge automotive.
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For my installation of rv solar panels 10 gauge household romex wiring was chosen for a few reasons.
When you re routing wire from the exterior of your rv to the interior look for anything else that s already running from the inside to outside or all the way through the living area of your rv.
A good example is taking a wire from the roof down to the bottom of your motorhome or fifth wheel.
This creates a 12 volt 200 watt combination.
Solar panels in parallel arrays.
From the rooftop combiner box i ran 4 awg wire into the trailer through a hole cut in the roof through the microwave compartment down along the side of the refrigerator and into the area where the solar controller would be mounted.
Inside microwave compartment where wires enter trailer from roof top running wires inside.
Place the batteries and connect them to the control box.
Solid wire passes electricity at a capacity 1 size greater than stranded wire.
Do the same with the second set of 2 solar panels so you have 2 separate 12 volt 200 watt solar panel arrays.
