Basic PV Voltage Drop Calculator

Wire Temp
(c ) or ( f )
f

String 1
String 2
String 2
String 2
String 2
String 2
String 2
String 3

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Fahrenheit
70

Item Name
AWG
Panel 1
10
Panel 2
10
Panel 3
10
Panel 4
10
Panel 5
10
Panel 6
10
Panel 7
10
Panel 8
10
Array To Combiner Box
Combiner box
to Breaker
4
Breaker box to
Controller
6
Controller to
Battery
4

Voltage
Battery Bank
Voltage
Array Voltage
60
48

Celsius
21
Total
Resistance
Array
Feet
Ohms
Panel (Volts) Panel (Amps)
Voltage drop Voltage drop %
10
0.010033
60
6.62
0.06642
0.11069%
10
0.010033
60
6.62
0.06642
0.11069%
8
0.000000
60
0.00
0.00000
0.00000%
8
0.000000
60
0.00
0.00000
0.00000%
8
0.000000
60
0.00
0.00000
0.00000%
8
0.000000
60
0.00
0.00000
0.00000%
8
0.000000
60
0.00
0.00000
0.00000%
8
0.000000
60
0.00
0.00000
0.00000%
0.010033
0.005016
60.00
13.24
0.06642
0.11069%
40

0.009983

60

13.24

0.13218

0.22030%

0.000794

60

13.24

0.01051

0.01751%

0.001997

48.00

16.55

0.03305

0.06884%

Voltage Drop from Array to Controller ----->>>>>>>

0.20910

0.34851%

Voltage drop from Array to Battery ---------->>>>>>>

0.24215

0.41735%

<<-- Keep Volt

Drop under 3%

You may make changes to any cell in Blue Text

If you are testing Voltage drop for less than 8 Strings use String 1 then 2 etc..
Can be used as a Single String Planing Tool by putting Zeros in Panel Amps for String 2 and String 8.
Keep your voltage drop % as low as posable and as even as posable for each panel string.
You may change the wire temp by using a (c) for Celsius or (f) for Fahrenheit in cell (B3). 50 deg. Celsius would be the standard.
To use Wire Size 1/0, 2/0, 3/0, 4/0 you will need to use the Caps letter O not zero. 1/0=O 2/0=OO 3/0=OOO and so on.
Max wire size is OOOO and Min wire size is 40 gage.
You may want to use standard voltages like 24 volts from the panels and 12 volts at the batteries.
When entering wire length use two way length. How long is each wire from the panel to the combiner box both ways? Same for all other wire runs.
Use at your own risk! Users accept responsibility for the use of these said calculations knowing there could be errors and should
be verified by other means. Creators of this Voltage Drop Calculator accepts Zero Responsibility for Good or Bad out come of it's use.