Will these solar panels work with my power station?
Pick a station, enter the numbers printed on your panel's label, and see whether your series and parallel layout stays inside the station's solar input window. Then compare what portable panels and a rooftop array can put back in a day.
How this is worked out
- Station voltage, current and watt limits are read from the maker's page for each model (see "checked" date). Models without that data are not listed. Panel values are yours, typed from the label.
- Voc is corrected for cold using your temperature coefficient (same method as solar string sizing, 2023 NEC 690.7). Series strings add voltage, parallel strings add current. Current is compared using Isc, the safe side.
- Yield = array W x sun hours x (1 - loss). Loss presets are typical, not measurements. Rooftop arrays feed a house inverter or home battery, so the station input cap is not applied to them.
- Mixing different panels in one string, or pushing past a limit, can damage equipment. Check the station's manual, and use a licensed electrician for anything wired into a house.