@marconi Thanks for that. Being under the bonnet of a car for 50 years I have the battery bit covered. Anyway to put this to bed I have a solution. I did pose the same question on the Solar Panel Talk forum and I am sure it is the way I pose questions as the replies from there were somewhat...
I have had an Opel Corsa for the last five years, I don't see Opel on the list? If it was on the list that would have been my first choice. I am a vehicle mechanic/electrician and have found it has been nothing but fantastic. I picked Peugeot as a would be second choice as I rarely get called...
Hi again, sorry I think I should have prepared myself before the original posting to convey that I do understand the MPPT system but not the fact that the two ammeters one from the panels and the one going to the battery constantly show the same amperage.
If it is amps that charge the battery...
Many thanks for that @marconi.
I do understand the series versus parallel etc, but the question is about the input amps that show through the ammeter. If the controller only 'sees' the batteries needing say for example 2 amps then the demand from the controller on the panels will be 2 amps...
Hi all just registered and looking for an answer to an issue with my installation.
I will give you the spec first.
Two X BP solar panels each one:
Nom peak power 75.00
Peak power voltage 17.00
Peak power current 4.45
Short circuit current 4.75
Open circuit voltage 21.40
Victron energy 75/15...
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