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Victron Energy MPPT Control does not show solar array Current

I am so confused. The display options for solar array are: PV Power/PV Voltage. Why does it not have the option to display PV solar array current? Is there another display I can buy that shows this? Maybe a status screen with all the info on one screen?

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Justin Cook answered ·

You can easily calculate it yourself from the information given, just divide the PV Power (watts) by the PV Voltage and there's your current. The MPPT Control is a very basic remote monitoring/control solution, and certainly has limited capability in terms of its display - PV Current measurement is not one of its features. https://www.victronenergy.com/display-and-panels/mppt-control

In most cases, the important bit -particularly on the smaller controllers that the MPPT Control would typically be used on- isn't how much current is going in to the controller, it's how much current is coming out of the controller to charge your batteries, for which purpose a good battery monitor like the SmartShunt or BMV-7xx series is certainly invaluable.


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