Again current flows from high to low voltage so during a sunny day the voltage of a solar panel will be higher than the voltage of a deep cycle battery and the current will naturally flow from the panel to the battery.
Solar panel blocking diode installation.
Figure 3 shows the simple working of a bypass diode.
But at night if the solar panel is connected directly to a battery the voltage of the solar panel is going to be lower than the voltage of.
The diode needs to have a voltage and amperage rating above that of the panel.
Blocking diodes are usually included in the construction of solar panels so further blocking diodes are not required.
To prevent this from happening a blocking diode is installed.
It allows the current to flow from the panel to the battery but blocks the flow in opposite direction.
If you have two 175 watt panels each at 42 volts you will need two 8 amp 45 volt diodes.
Blocking diodes are used to prevent your batteries from discharging backwards through your solar panels at night.
Blocking diodes will be of benefit in any system using solar panels to charge a battery.
It is always installed in series with the solar panel.
Now let s consider what happens if one of the panels in the above diagram is shaded.
In this video you will learn the importance of a bypass diode in solar panel learn how to connect a bypass diode to your own solar cells to improve the eff.