Two panel groups with different alignment

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Hello everyone,
I am currently planning a PV system for a model flying club. As the system should supply electricity throughout the whole day if possible, the idea was to use two fields/groups of panels that are aligned differently. Here are two questions:

  1. Does this make sense at all? Or should all panels be aligned in the same way?
  2. Is one charge controller sufficient for this? Or should I use two charge controllers due to the different alignment of the panel groups?

Thank you and best regards
Gerrit

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Multiple panel groups with there own mppt is the best option, east, south and west is the best option (depending on your region)

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If the goal is to produce some power for more hours, and you are less worried about the peak power you could produce at mid day, then a multi aligned array makes sense.

You can use 1 CC for the 2 strings, but you’ll want a diode in each string so they can’t back feed each other.