Both will regulate the maximum voltage that the solar panel can send to the battery but an mppt charge controller can be up to 30 more effective at storing and transferring energy than pwm models.
Pwm solar panel.
The switch is on when the charger mode is in bulk charge mode the switch is flicked on and off as needed pulse width modulated to hold the battery voltage at the absorption voltage.
This means that extra panel voltage goes to waste with a pwm controller.
All 12v nominal solar panels are in the 17 19v range and lead acid batteries charge at 14 1v to 14 8v depending upon brand type and chemistry.
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A pwm pulse width modulation controller can be thought of as an electronic switch between the solar panels and the battery.
Using an mppt controller allows much higher voltages in the cables from the panels to the solar charge controller.
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This means the panel voltage.
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Mppt to fully exploit the potential of the mppt controller the array voltage should be substantially higher than the battery voltage.
Also you can use mppt charge controllers with strings of solar panels but not pwm controllers.
The pwm charge controller is a good low cost solution for small systems only when solar cell temperature is moderate to high between 45 c and 75 c.
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With a pwm charge controller used with 12v batteries the voltage from the solar panel to the charge controller typically has to be 18v.
With a pwm controller in bulk charging the panel is essentially direct connected to the battery.
The mppt controller then converts the excess voltage into additional amps.
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