Posted by Frank Molina, Stellavolta on
Jul 12th 2022
Can I use wind and solar in the same combiner box? For example, a wind turbine with 3kw and a solar panel with 2kw to be connected together using the combiner box to produce a single output of 5kw.
You will need 2 separate clippers. In fact you will always need 1 clipper per wind turbine. You cannot have comingled input into 1 clipper.
This is because each MidNite Solar CLASSIC Charge Control
Yes, having other charge sources (including other manufacturer's charge controllers) in parallel with Morningstar TriStar may work. You will want to match all of the charge settings as close as possi
The SI-300 is not a wind or solar inverter like a pure grid-tie inverter might be. The SI-300 simply inverts 12 VDC to 120 VAC. The charging source for the 12-volt battery bank could be wind, solar, h
The clipper as the name implies clips the voltage and protects the charge controller. It also serves as the dump load, but instead of bleeding power off of the battery or battery bank, it prevents ene