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Victron Solar Charging Kits
Solar for the 12V battery you already have: the panels, a Victron SmartSolar charge controller sized to them, the cable down to the controller, the battery-side fuse and holder, and a SmartShunt so you can see what the roof is actually putting in. Each kit is priced at the sum of its parts, with no bundle markup and no bundle discount. The prices below are read from each product page when this page loads. One button per kit loads every part into your cart, ready to review before checkout.
There is no battery in these kits on purpose. If you need the battery too, the Four-Day Boondock Solar Kit on our power bundles page is 400W with a 200Ah lithium battery, and the RV solar and battery calculator sizes a whole system from what you run.
Kits on this page: 200W roof solar kit · 200W flexible solar kit for vans and curved roofs · 400W roof solar kit · 600W roof solar kit
How the controllers are sized
A solar charge controller is sized by the current it can push into the battery, not by its model number. At 12V that is roughly the array's watts divided by about 14.4V, the voltage a battery charges at. That gives these pairings, all inside each controller's 100V solar input limit:
| Kit | Array | Wiring | Array voltage (open circuit) | Charge current at 12V | Controller | Battery fuse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200W roof | 1 x 200W | single panel | 36.5V | about 14A | SmartSolar MPPT 100/20 | 30A MIDI |
| 200W flexible | 1 x 200W flexible | single panel | see note in kit | about 14A | SmartSolar MPPT 100/20 | 30A MIDI |
| 400W roof | 2 x 200W | 2 in series | 73V | about 28A | SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 | 40A MIDI |
| 600W roof | 3 x 200W | 3 in parallel | 36.5V | about 42A | SmartSolar MPPT 100/50 | 60A MIDI |
Why 600W is the top kit. On a 12V battery the SmartSolar 100/50 tops out at about 700W of panel (50A of charge current), which is why these kits stop at 600W. Three of these 200W panels is the most that fits under that ceiling; a fourth would take the array to 800W. Above about 700W at 12V, step up to the SmartSolar MPPT 150/70 VE.Can (70A, about 1,000W at 12V) or add a second controller on its own sub-array; call us for those builds. Panel figures are from Renogy's specification for the RSP200DC-ASR-US: 36.5V open circuit, 6.86A short circuit, 15A maximum series fuse. Three in series would be 109.5V, over the controllers' 100V limit, which is why the 600W kit is wired in parallel. Each battery fuse is 1.2 to 1.5 times the controller's rated output and goes close to the battery: it protects the cable, so the cable must be rated for the fuse.
200W roof solar kit
One rigid 200W panel on the roof and a SmartSolar 100/20 below it: the starting point for keeping a house battery topped up between hookups, or for a weekend camper with lights, a water pump, fans and phones.
What is in it
- Renogy 200W 12V ShadowFlux Anti-Shading N-Type Solar Panel — rigid N-type panel, 49.69 x 30.08 x 1.18 in see price at checkout
- Solar Panel Z Bracket Mounting Kit 4 Piece Set – RVs, Boats, Vans — four brackets and hardware for one framed panel see price at checkout
- Renogy Solar Panel to Charge Controller Adaptor Kit — MC4 on the panel end, bare wire at the controller; 20 ft, 12 AWG see price at checkout
- Victron SmartSolar MPPT 75/15–100/20 | RV Solar Charge Controller — Bluetooth, up to about 290W at 12V per our listing, so there is room to add a little later see price at checkout
- Victron MIDI-fuse — battery-side fuse, one piece see price at checkout
- Victron Fuse Holder for MIDI-fuse | CIP000050001 — holds the MIDI fuse near the battery see price at checkout
- Victron SmartShunt Battery Monitor, 500A, 1000A and 2000A — state of charge on your phone, counted in amps, not guessed from voltage see price at checkout
Why these parts: The 100/20 is used rather than the 75/15 because 200W at 12V is about 14A, close to the 75/15's 15A limit; the 100/20 leaves headroom. A single panel at 36.5V open circuit is far inside the 100V input. The 20 ft adaptor covers a typical run from roof to a controller near the battery; measure yours first. The SmartShunt fits on the battery negative and works with lithium, AGM, gel and flooded batteries per its listing.
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200W flexible solar kit for vans and curved roofs
The same 200W of charging as the roof kit, with a flexible panel for a curved van roof, a teardrop or anywhere a framed panel and brackets will not sit.
What is in it
- Renogy Flex ShadowFlux N-Type Flexible Solar Panel, 100W/200W — flexible N-type TOPCon, bends up to 270 degrees, 7.72 lb see price at checkout
- Renogy Solar Panel to Charge Controller Adaptor Kit — MC4 on the panel end, bare wire at the controller; 20 ft, 12 AWG see price at checkout
- Victron SmartSolar MPPT 75/15–100/20 | RV Solar Charge Controller — Bluetooth, sized for one 200W panel with headroom see price at checkout
- Victron MIDI-fuse — battery-side fuse, one piece see price at checkout
- Victron Fuse Holder for MIDI-fuse | CIP000050001 — holds the MIDI fuse near the battery see price at checkout
- Victron SmartShunt Battery Monitor, 500A, 1000A and 2000A — true state of charge on your phone see price at checkout
Why these parts: No brackets here: a flexible panel is bonded to the roof rather than bolted, so plan the adhesive or mounting your roof surface calls for. We have not printed an open-circuit voltage for this panel because our listing does not give one; it is a single panel, so it stays well inside the 100/20's 100V input. Do not put two of these in series on this controller without checking the panel's label first.
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400W roof solar kit
Two rigid 200W panels wired in series into a SmartSolar 100/30. This is the size that covers a 12V compressor fridge as well as the small loads on most summer days.
What is in it
- 2 x Renogy 200W 12V ShadowFlux Anti-Shading N-Type Solar Panel — two rigid N-type panels, 400W together see price at checkout each
- 2 x Solar Panel Z Bracket Mounting Kit 4 Piece Set – RVs, Boats, Vans — one bracket set per panel see price at checkout each
- Renogy Solar Panel to Charge Controller Adaptor Kit — one pair of leads from the series string to the controller; 20 ft, 12 AWG see price at checkout
- Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 & 100/50 | RV Solar Charge Controller — our listing sizes it for roughly 300 to 400W on 12V see price at checkout
- Victron MIDI-fuse — battery-side fuse, one piece see price at checkout
- Victron Fuse Holder for MIDI-fuse | CIP000050001 — holds the MIDI fuse near the battery see price at checkout
- Victron SmartShunt Battery Monitor, 500A, 1000A and 2000A — true state of charge on your phone see price at checkout
Why these parts: In series the two panels add their voltage (73V open circuit) and keep the current of one panel, so one pair of 12 AWG leads carries the whole array down to the controller and the panels connect to each other with their own MC4 leads. 400W is about 28A of charge at 12V, inside the 100/30's 30A. If part of your roof is shaded for part of the day, ask us about wiring these in parallel instead.
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600W roof solar kit
Three rigid 200W panels in parallel into a SmartSolar 100/50, the most panel this controller takes at 12V with these panels. For bigger lithium banks, longer stays off-grid and running a fridge plus a small inverter.
What is in it
- 3 x Renogy 200W 12V ShadowFlux Anti-Shading N-Type Solar Panel — three rigid N-type panels, 600W together see price at checkout each
- 3 x Solar Panel Z Bracket Mounting Kit 4 Piece Set – RVs, Boats, Vans — one bracket set per panel see price at checkout each
- Renogy 4 to 1 Solar Branch Connectors, MMMMF + FFFFM Pair | RNG-CNCT-MC4BC-US — joins the three panels into one pair of leads; 4-input connectors, so keep the unused input capped see price at checkout
- Renogy Solar Panel to Charge Controller Adaptor Kit — heavier 10 AWG leads for the higher parallel current; 30 ft see price at checkout
- Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 & 100/50 | RV Solar Charge Controller — our listing sizes it for roughly 400 to 700W on 12V see price at checkout
- Victron MIDI-fuse — battery-side fuse, one piece see price at checkout
- Victron Fuse Holder for MIDI-fuse | CIP000050001 — holds the MIDI fuse near the battery see price at checkout
- Victron SmartShunt Battery Monitor, 500A, 1000A and 2000A — true state of charge on your phone see price at checkout
Why these parts: Three in series would reach 109.5V and exceed the controller's 100V input, so these go in parallel at 36.5V. In parallel the currents add (about 20.6A short circuit), which is why this kit steps up to the 10 AWG adaptor. Three strings is also the most that can share a combiner without a fuse on each panel: if one panel faults, the other two can feed back about 13.7A into it, under the panel's 15A maximum series fuse rating. 600W is about 42A of charge at 12V, inside the 100/50's 50A.
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How these kits are priced
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