Shakedown - new Victron Energy RS 450|200 MPPT solar charger (new 500v breakers on order)

These Victron 450v 200a solar charge controllers LIMIT the current to 16 amps per PV feeder line input. So, array voltages need to be high in order not to hit the amp limiter. I rewired my three backyard arrays to accommodate this new charger. However, my current breakers are rated for 250v. I ordered three 500v breakers for the combiners at the arrays. As for the 300v breakers inside the garage combiner box...not sure if they will handle the higher volts on the "south" array. Planning on about 350v (mppt) and 400v (voc) with eight bifacial panels in series.

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