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How many solar panels does it take to charge a 100Ah lithium battery?

Summary. You need a 5-10 watt solar panel to maintain a 100Ah lithium battery.

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What size solar panel do you need to charge a 100Ah battery? Enter your battery specs, solar charge controller type and desired charge time into our solar panel size calculator to find out:

Calculate Solar Panel Size to Charge 100Ah Battery

Battery Voltage (V) Error: This field is required. Battery Amp Hours (Ah) Error: This field is required. Battery Type Select a type Lead acid Lithium (LiFePO4) Error: Select a battery type. Battery Depth of Discharge (DoD) Optional: If left blank, we’ll use a default value of 50% DoD for lead acid batteries and 100% DoD for lithium batteries. Solar Charge Controller Type Select a type PWM MPPT Error: Select a charge controller type. Desired Charge Time (in peak sun hours) You can use our peak sun hours calculator to find out how many peak sun hours your locations gets per day. Error: This field is required. Calculate Solar Panel Size Estimated solar panel size: watts Warning: We estimate that a solar power system with these parameters would have a maximum charge current of . Many battery manufacturers recommend a maximum charge current of for lead acid batteries with this capacity. To maximize your battery’s lifespan, consider using a smaller solar panel or a bigger battery. Or increase your desired charge time. Warning: We estimate that a solar power system with these parameters would have a maximum charge current of . Many battery manufacturers recommend a maximum charge current of for lithium iron phosphate batteries with this capacity. To maximize your battery’s lifespan, consider using a smaller solar panel or a bigger battery. Or increase your desired charge time. Error: We estimate that it is impossible to charge your battery this quickly. The typical absorption time for batteries is around hours, which is greater than (or equal to) your desired charge time. Increase your desired charge time and try again. Note: If you already have a solar panel size in mind and want to estimate how long it will take to charge your battery, check out our solar panel charge time calculator.

Calculator Assumptions

The solar charge controller is the only load connected to the battery

What Size Solar Panel to Charge 100Ah Battery?

To find out what size solar panel you need to charge a 100Ah battery, you’ll need to enter the following info into our solar panel size calculator at the top of this page:

Battery Voltage (V): What is your battery’s voltage? Battery Amp Hours (Ah): What is your battery’s capacity in amp hours? We’ve gone ahead and entered 100 amp hours already, but you can always change it if your battery has a different capacity. Battery Type: Is your battery a lead acid or lithium (LiFePO4) battery? Battery Depth of Discharge (DoD): What level of discharge is your battery at? 100% means fully discharged and 0% means fully charged. Solar Charge Controller Type: Will you be using a PWM or MPPT charge controller? Desired Charge Time (in peak sun hours): How quickly do you want your solar panel to charge your battery, in peak sun hours?

Once you’ve entered the above info, click “Calculate Solar Panel Size” to get an estimate of what size panel you need to charge your battery at your desired speed.

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Let’s say you have a 12V 100Ah lithium battery and an MPPT charge controller in an off-grid cabin. You want a solar panel that will charge your battery from 100% DoD in 15 peak sun hours. To find out what size panel you need, you’d enter the following into the calculator: Battery Voltage (V): 12 Battery Amp Hours (Ah): 100 Battery Type: Lithium (LiFePO4) Battery Depth of Discharge (DoD): 100% Solar Charge Controller Type: MPPT Desired Charge Time (in peak sun hours): 15 Turns out, you need a 110 watt solar panel to charge a 12V 100Ah lithium (LiFePO4) battery in 15 peak sun hours with an MPPT charge controller.

What Size Solar Panel to Charge 12V 100Ah Lithium Battery?

Charge Time Charge Controller Type Estimated Solar Panel Size 5 peak sun hours MPPT 310 watts 10 peak sun hours MPPT 160 watts 15 peak sun hours MPPT 110 watts 20 peak sun hours MPPT 80 watts 25 peak sun hours MPPT 70 watts 5 peak sun hours PWM 380 watts 10 peak sun hours PWM 190 watts 15 peak sun hours PWM 130 watts 20 peak sun hours PWM 100 watts 25 peak sun hours PWM 80 watts

Summary

You need around 310 watts of solar panels to charge a 12V 100Ah lithium battery from 100% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with an MPPT charge controller. to charge a 12V 100Ah lithium battery from 100% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with an charge controller. You need around 380 watts of solar panels to charge a 12V 100Ah lithium battery from 100% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with a PWM charge controller.

What Size Solar Panel to Charge 12V 100Ah Lead Acid Battery?

Charge Time Charge Controller Type Estimated Solar Panel Size 5 peak sun hours MPPT 220 watts 10 peak sun hours MPPT 100 watts 15 peak sun hours MPPT 70 watts 20 peak sun hours MPPT 50 watts 25 peak sun hours MPPT 40 watts 5 peak sun hours PWM 270 watts 10 peak sun hours PWM 120 watts 15 peak sun hours PWM 80 watts 20 peak sun hours PWM 60 watts 25 peak sun hours PWM 50 watts

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You need around 220 watts of solar panels to charge a 12V 100Ah lead acid battery from 50% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with an MPPT charge controller. to charge a 12V 100Ah lead acid battery from 50% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with an charge controller. You need around 270 watts of solar panels to charge a 12V 100Ah lead acid battery from 50% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with a PWM charge controller.

What Size Solar Panel to Charge 24V 100Ah Lithium Battery?

Charge Time Charge Controller Type Estimated Solar Panel Size 5 peak sun hours MPPT 610 watts 10 peak sun hours MPPT 300 watts 15 peak sun hours MPPT 200 watts 20 peak sun hours MPPT 150 watts 25 peak sun hours MPPT 130 watts 5 peak sun hours PWM 760 watts 10 peak sun hours PWM 380 watts 15 peak sun hours PWM 250 watts 20 peak sun hours PWM 190 watts 25 peak sun hours PWM 150 watts

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You need around 610 watts of solar panels to charge a 24V 100Ah lithium battery from 100% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with an MPPT charge controller. to charge a 24V 100Ah lithium battery from 100% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with an charge controller. You need around 760 watts of solar panels to charge a 24V 100Ah lithium battery from 100% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with a PWM charge controller.

What Size Solar Panel to Charge 24V 100Ah Lead Acid Battery?

Charge Time Charge Controller Type Estimated Solar Panel Size 5 peak sun hours MPPT 430 watts 10 peak sun hours MPPT 200 watts 15 peak sun hours MPPT 130 watts 20 peak sun hours MPPT 100 watts 25 peak sun hours MPPT 80 watts 5 peak sun hours PWM 540 watts 10 peak sun hours PWM 240 watts 15 peak sun hours PWM 160 watts 20 peak sun hours PWM 120 watts 25 peak sun hours PWM 90 watts

Summary

You need around 430 watts of solar panels to charge a 24V 100Ah lead acid battery from 50% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with an MPPT charge controller. to charge a 24V 100Ah lead acid battery from 50% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with an charge controller. You need around 540 watts of solar panels to charge a 24V 100Ah lead acid battery from 50% depth of discharge in 5 peak sun hours with a PWM charge controller.

What Size Solar Panel to Maintain 100Ah Battery?

Maintaining a battery, also called trickle charging, is when you charge a fully charged battery at a rate equal to its self-discharge rate to keep it topped off. Here are charts showing what size solar panel you need to maintain 100Ah batteries of various voltages using a PWM charge controller. I recommend PWMs for trickle charging because they generally have lower power consumption (which makes a small difference during long charging cycles). Also, MPPTs often require a PV voltage of 4-5 volts above battery voltage to start charging. That’s easy to achieve with a large solar panel, but not with a small one. Note: Many factors affect a battery’s self-discharge rate — such as age of the battery and ambient temperature. To keep things simple I just used a desired charge time of 1000 peak sun hours for these calculations.

What Size Solar Panel to Maintain 100Ah Lithium Battery?

Battery Voltage Estimated Solar Panel Size 12V 4 watts 24V 6 watts 36V 7 watts 48V 9 watts

Summary

You need a 5-10 watt solar panel to maintain a 100Ah lithium battery.

What Size Solar Panel to Maintain 100Ah Lead Acid Battery?

Battery Voltage Estimated Solar Panel Size 12V 3 watts 24V 4 watts 36V 5 watts 48V 6 watts

Summary

You need a 3-6 watt solar panel to maintain a 100Ah lead acid battery.

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