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MPPT 100/15 battery current higher than solar current?

c357813c-2710-4fd1-8368-4d9399fc8e8f.pngTrying to understand the reason why battery current on my MPPT 100/15 is consistently showing as being higher than solar current. My understanding with the 100/15 is that a positive battery current number means current going into the battery and a negative means current leaving. But how can current going in to the battery exceed what is coming off the panels?

100Wx2 panels. In series. A/C charger off. BMV 712 monitor and Blue Sea charging relay.
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Matthias Lange - DE answered ·

That's physic :-) P = U x I

37,79V x 0,5A = 18,89W

13,61V x 1,3A = 17,69W

(1,2W conversion loss)

higher voltage means less current for the same power.

lower voltage means higher current for the same power.

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Nice work !!!!

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