Features:

  • This kit includes our 20A MPPT charge controller which uses Maximum Power Point Tracking technology, transferring power up to 30% more efficiently than PWM charge controllers
  • With a Renogy 200W Monocrystalline Starter Kit MPPT, you won't have to wonder about whether you're getting the most out of your system
  • Monocrystalline solar cell efficiency: 18.4%; MPPT charge controller peak efficiency: 97%
  • You can expand your system up to a maximum of 200W (12 Volt) or 400W (24 Volt) with a Renogy 20A MPPT Charge Controller
  • Order will be delivered in multiple packages
Update: A year later

Update a year later. These worked as planned last summer. We had our camper off the grid a number of times and these panels kept up. It's interesting that they generate a 3-5 amps cloudy days. The worst situation is when we are in the heavy shade of trees. The amperage drops enough then that they are not useful. I still give them a 5 star rating and still recommend them. Bought this a few weeks ago for the camper. Living in Wisconsin, We are still waiting the weather to warm up a bit before we install the panels. I was able to temporarily install them last weekend though and was impressed with the result. I'm no expert but I'll share what I know so far. We've had an 80w portable panel for three years and overall it worked ok for us. We are switching to a more permanent installation so we can always have the panels running. We were always uncomfortable leaving the portable panel out when we would leave for the day so we missed a lot of sun opportunity. I can tell already that with the 200 W from these two panels wired in series and the MPPT controller, it's able to put out quite a few more amps. With the sun shining bright and everything in the camper turned on it was able to generate 12 A as compared to the 5 A from the old portable panel. The coolest part though, was the next morning at 7:30 AM on a gloomy cloudy day in early April it was still able to generate a half amp which is enough to keep up with the refrigerator controller. The old panel would not have been generating anything at this point. That's all I know for now. I'll update this once we have it installed. By the way, if you are like me and need to learn more about solar for the rv, there are a ton of videos on tube. This is where Renogy started showing up as maybe being a little better than most.

quality

Arrived just as advertised. Feels like the equipment is made out of solid material. Excited to try them out on our van!

Solar made easy

Just installed these on my van and this system was very easy to set up. Just screw them down, and wire into the controller and boom you are pulling power from the sun! The panels seem like they are very well built and already survived a hail storm. My only complaint is that they don't come with the plugs to run the panels in parallel. Otherwise, it's a great product that makes jumping into solar easy!

Great first time solar purchase

Everything came shopped nicely and all components were present. Other than a few holes for installation on my van it really was plug and play. Instructions are simple to understand! Works exactly as I’d expect it to.

Wasn't expecting this to be so good!

I have to admit that I had very low expectations for this starter kit. I'm pretty shocked now. Mind blown. I have not mounted the panels yet. They are just leaning against my house kinda pointed at the sun wired in series. At around noon they were putting out aprox. 40 volts. Or 14.5 ish volts and 9 amps from controller to the battery. My battery is a 55ah 12v. The battery was roughly 90% when I hooked it to CC, then I connected the panels, went to pour a cup of coffee, came back and the battery was at 100%. Couple minutes max. Going to run the battery down 50%-60% tonight then see how well it charges in the morning. Only complaint: Cables from solar panel to charge controller. The connectors weren't put together correctly so no contact was being made between the metal inside of them. No big deal for me as I could fix them myself. Others might want to watch out for it. Over all I am 100% satisfied with this product. When the panels are mounted in a proper place I'm sure I will be even more impressed. Even with the minor problem with the connector it gets 5 stars from me. I will be shopping with Renogy for all future expansions to my solar setup. Thanks, Wallace PS: Earlier today at around 1PM, I connected my 400w inverter and plugged in about 120 watts worth of stuff. Lights and a dead laptop. Ran for about 2 hours. Never even touched the battery power it and kept it 100% the whole time. UPDATE: 4/9/17 So I ran my little 55ah battery down as close to 50% as I could last night. At 10:50 AM this morning the controller had fully charged the battery and was in Float Charge mode (it was likely fully charged well before 10:50. That just happens to be the time I checked it). And it was hazy and partly cloudy AND the panels are still leaned against my house at nowhere near the best angle. I know it is just a little 55ah battery but still....I am now a solar addict. Thanks a lot Renogy.

This is a great kit and super solar panel

This is a great kit and super solar panel. I split up the two panels and made two systems by buying another controller like the one that comes with the kit, because one panel charges my three 100 amp batteries really easy in less than 3 hours after my fridge discharges them to 75% overnight. I use them on a 30' wire harness and a stand I made to angle them for best exposure to the sun. I want to be able to park my RV in the shade and move the panel with the sun during the day. The panels are built well and handle the rain and weather great. Even in low light, they put out, but in direct sun and set squarely to the suns angle, they really put out. That's also why one should not mount them permanently to your RV.... besides the issues with leaking, and body damage. If you take the time to attend the panels a few times a day, you get three or four times the energy than you do with a permanent mounting.

RV Upgrade

Very nice kit, my first step into solar ... mounted these panels to the roof of my travel trailer. Still only the first few weeks since installation, but the controller seems to be working perfectly, plenty of information in the step-thru menu, and my battery bank has been fully charged at every check. We will use off-grid and really drain batteries on one of our planned national park trips later this year, but for now, it is tending the batteries full-time at the storage facility. Only complaint was that we were 10' short of wire (both leads) for a fairly short trailer (22'); we mounted panels near the roof pass-thru near the rear & ran to the front. All other hardware & kit elements worked perfectly, solid quality. Z-brackets and the self-tapping screws in the kit really hold the panels down firmly on the roof w/ Dicor applied over screw heads. UPDATE Mid-2018: Finishing up 2nd year of this solar kit on our RV, has flawlessly kept batteries charged and maintained. We burn down 10-30% during an evening, but it always tops up over the next day. Love the trouble-free management of battery power.

What a fantastic system. After spending some time figuring out how ...

Wow! What a fantastic system. After spending some time figuring out how to hide the wiring this was very easy to install and worked great right from the time I hooked the panels to the controller. Customer support was great when I called to ask some questions. I am so pleased I am thinking about addding solar to my home. This was a great investment for our motorhome.

Lots of juice and high quality at a good price

Great quality and really cranks out the energy. I'm definitely happy I went with the MPPT controller instead of a PWM. I so wish I sprung for the 40A instead of the 20A. The 20A can only take 2 100W panels on a 12V system which is all I thought I needed but it would be nice to have some ability to upgrade without buying a whole new controller. All materials seem to be very high quality. Installation instructions are thorough and easy to understand. I sent a question to their customer service department and received a prompt response. The only thing that wasn't totally clear to me and nearly caused a pretty serious problem is that the MC4 connectors are a little counter-intuitive in terms of their gender identity. The one referred to as female actually goes into the one referred to as male. So pay close attention to which is labeled positive vs negative (and thankfully they are labeled) and don't assume male = part sticking out.

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