Solar Panel Charge Controller Troubleshooting

If you think your panels are having trouble producing optimum power we have some troubleshooting tips that might help out in order to troubleshoot your panels you will need a multimeter panel specification sheet and sunlight of course.

Solar panel charge controller troubleshooting. We re here to demonstrate how to ensure your diy solar system is properly charging the battery through the solar charge controller we ll be using a 12v solar system with a 12v solar panel a pwm charge controller and a 12v battery. Contact zamp solar technical support for further assistance. Quality solar panels are built and guaranteed to produce power for 25 years. In order to do that the charger will stop charging and disconnect its own output.

If the charger is unable to turn off the pv input it will go into a safe mode in order to protect the battery from over charging or having a high voltage on the battery terminals. If you have noticed that the light production is not as high as normal you can perform a shade test to determine which of your panels if operating below par. For that reason it s most likely that a problem is caused by a defect in system components other than the panels such as the solar inverter charge controller wiring or batteries. Contact zamp solar technical support for further assistance.

Solar panels require full exposure to light to produce a robust light in the home. If you connect the meter the wrong way round then you will get a negative current showing. To the new location please click here. P01 solar panel reversed connection.

This fault code is uncommon but could appear if the portable kit s controller wiring has been reversed. This measures the current that the panel and charge controller are passed to the battery. The charger will become faulty. All panels that you test will need to be done individually and make sure there is nothing on their surface.