This document provides a basic PV voltage drop calculator that allows the user to calculate voltage drop and percentage voltage drop across different sections of a photovoltaic system, including from the solar panels to the combiner box, combiner box to the breaker box, and from the breaker box to the battery bank or charge controller. The user can modify wire sizes, lengths, temperatures and system voltages, and the calculator will determine the resulting voltage drops to help ensure they remain below the recommended 3% threshold.
This document provides a basic PV voltage drop calculator that allows the user to calculate voltage drop and percentage voltage drop across different sections of a photovoltaic system, including from the solar panels to the combiner box, combiner box to the breaker box, and from the breaker box to the battery bank or charge controller. The user can modify wire sizes, lengths, temperatures and system voltages, and the calculator will determine the resulting voltage drops to help ensure they remain below the recommended 3% threshold.
This document provides a basic PV voltage drop calculator that allows the user to calculate voltage drop and percentage voltage drop across different sections of a photovoltaic system, including from the solar panels to the combiner box, combiner box to the breaker box, and from the breaker box to the battery bank or charge controller. The user can modify wire sizes, lengths, temperatures and system voltages, and the calculator will determine the resulting voltage drops to help ensure they remain below the recommended 3% threshold.
This document provides a basic PV voltage drop calculator that allows the user to calculate voltage drop and percentage voltage drop across different sections of a photovoltaic system, including from the solar panels to the combiner box, combiner box to the breaker box, and from the breaker box to the battery bank or charge controller. The user can modify wire sizes, lengths, temperatures and system voltages, and the calculator will determine the resulting voltage drops to help ensure they remain below the recommended 3% threshold.
Voltage Drop from Array to Controller ----->>>>>>>
0.20910
0.34851%
Voltage drop from Array to Battery ---------->>>>>>>
0.24215
0.41735%
<<-- Keep Volt
Drop under 3%
You may make changes to any cell in Blue Text
If you are testing Voltage drop for less than 8 Strings use String 1 then 2 etc.. Can be used as a Single String Planing Tool by putting Zeros in Panel Amps for String 2 and String 8. Keep your voltage drop % as low as posable and as even as posable for each panel string. You may change the wire temp by using a (c) for Celsius or (f) for Fahrenheit in cell (B3). 50 deg. Celsius would be the standard. To use Wire Size 1/0, 2/0, 3/0, 4/0 you will need to use the Caps letter O not zero. 1/0=O 2/0=OO 3/0=OOO and so on. Max wire size is OOOO and Min wire size is 40 gage. You may want to use standard voltages like 24 volts from the panels and 12 volts at the batteries. When entering wire length use two way length. How long is each wire from the panel to the combiner box both ways? Same for all other wire runs. Use at your own risk! Users accept responsibility for the use of these said calculations knowing there could be errors and should be verified by other means. Creators of this Voltage Drop Calculator accepts Zero Responsibility for Good or Bad out come of it's use.
