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Use the sun to charge your leisure battery. This kit includes a Victron monocrystalline solar panel, a SmartSolar MPPT controller matched to the panel's output, the roof-mount hardware, and the cabling to connect it all — one purchase, everything you need to start harvesting solar power (excluding fixings and adhesives/sealants)
The MPPT controller matters more than the panel. A PWM controller wastes 20-30% of what your panel produces. Victron's SmartSolar MPPT tracks the panel's maximum power point continuously and converts it efficiently to charge your battery properly — with Bluetooth so you can see exactly what's being harvested, live and historically for the last 30 days.
Every cable is pre-made with the right connectors, and the mount kit is specified for the panel in the box. You're not piecing together parts from three different suppliers and hoping they work — this kit is designed as a system.
311Wh
approx. 24Ah per day96Wh
approx. 7.5Ah per day454Wh
approx. 35Ah per day141Wh
approx. 11Ah per dayReal UK seasonal estimates from our power calculator's solar model — 2.39 effective sun-hours/day in summer, 0.74 in winter. Yields shown per full day.
The SmartSolar MPPT continuously finds the panel's maximum power point, converting up to 30% more energy than basic PWM controllers. That's the difference between a battery that recovers fully on a grey day and one that doesn't.
Bluetooth in the controller means you open the app and see live harvest, battery voltage, and charge stage. No guessing whether the panel is working — you'll know.
The panel, controller, and cabling in this kit are specified to work together. The controller is sized for the panel's voltage and current with margin for cold-weather voltage spikes.
Corner mounts with sealant-friendly bases, side mounts for the 190W panel, and a cable entry gland that keeps water out. Not zip ties and hope — hardware designed for vans.
The panel is only as good as what stores the power
Alternator charging for when the sun doesn't shine
Let us pre-fit pass-through glands for a clean internal connection
Our power calculator's UK solar model uses 2.39 effective sun-hours per day in summer and 0.74 in winter. That gives the 190W panel roughly 454Wh (about 35Ah) per day in summer and 141Wh (about 11Ah) per day in winter. The 130W gives 311Wh (about 24Ah) in summer and 96Wh (about 7.5Ah) in winter. That covers a typical compressor fridge plus LED lights and device charging through a UK summer — in winter, plan on alternator charging to fill the gap.
If you run a compressor fridge, the 190W is worth the extra. If it's just lights and device charging, the 130W handles it. The MPPT controller in this kit is sized to match whichever you choose.
Yes — but if you're planning a multi-panel setup, start with the Multi Panel Kit which includes the correct controller and cabling for the higher current. Adding a panel to a single-panel kit may require a controller upgrade.
PWM controllers just connect the panel to the battery at whatever voltage the battery sits at. MPPT controllers convert the panel's higher voltage to the battery's charging voltage, extracting maximum power. In real terms: MPPT gets you up to 30% more charging from the same panel.
| Vendor: | Victron Energy |
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| Type: | Basic Wiring Kits, Solar Kits |
| Panel Wattage: | 130W, 190W |
| MC4 Connection: | Rooftop MC4 (Standard), Internal Cutoff |
| SKU: | RIGID-SOLAR-SINGLE-130W |