Mecer 2400va

[finelyfixed]

I have a Mecer 2400va. Can one add solar panels to this with a solar controller to charge it?

 

[leon.davibe]

Yes you can

You just connect panels to controller and controller to battery

If Reason for connecting panels
Just reduction of battery cycles and faster charging it is a connect and forget experience just about

If wanting to use it to save electricity costs too you will need a timer/manual intervention to interrupt the power to the unit when sun is out

Mppt charge controller is more efficient and makes panel selection less finicky ie

Just use max 80% of max voc when panels are connected in series(extreme cold weather protection -volts go up)

Pwm is cheaper but have compromises and make panel selection tricky
ie need 30ish volt panels to hit the sweet spot in 24v system

 

[finelyfixed]

Thanks. How many panels? Was thinking 2 500w?