Energy choices

Solar Panels in the basic sense work by converting available sunlight into usable electricity. The way we define this power is by watts. Watts are made up of amps and volts. Different panels have different ratings for amps and volts, and it is helpful to understand what these numbers mean when you are looking at a system. You can imagine amps as the amount of electrons, and the voltage the amount of pressure pushing those electrons.

Equation: Watts = Volts x Amps

 Different ways to connect solar panels.

 The way they are connected plays an important role in the amount of voltage or amps being sent from the panels for charging and energy purposes. 

Parallel Connection:

When connecting panels in parallel, you connect the positive or negative wire from one panel to the positive or negative wire of the next panel, and so on. In parallel connections, you connect the wires with the same sign between panels. You would also likely need branch connectors to finish the parallel connections of the solar panel wires. When connecting panels in parallel, the voltage values are not added up and stay the same no matter how many panels you connect in parallel, and the amperage values of each panel are added up together.

Series Connection:

When connecting panels in series, you connect the positive wire from one panel to the negative wire of the next panel, and so on. The voltage values of each panel are added up together, and the amperage values are not added up and stay the same no matter how many solar panels you connect in series. 

Solar Panels

Pv wire 10-12 gauge 

 charge controller 12,24,36,48 volt

inline fuse or dc  breaker

Dc wire run for charge controller to batteries then from batteries to 

inverter.

The other way is with tie grid inverter