Install new Rogue MPT-3048

MrWizard wrote:
my blue sky 2000e is rated at 25amps

i have seen and recorded amps at the 25+ range, but less than 26

there fore it is guaranteed to reach 25 even limit it to slightly over, IF the panels supply it

would you be happy if your 3024 always stopped at 28+ or 29+ when you knew the panels where out putting 30+

You misunderstood my question.

Quote from 3048 manual:
"The MPT-3048 will charge battery banks given any amount of current provided (up to the maximum of 30 amps), but may not reach setpoints regularly, and may not equalize properly, if current is constantly insufficient. Conversely, an array that is oversized will constantly push the MPT-3048 to its maximum limit of 30A. At and beyond this limit the power from the array is constrained and the MPPT algorithm is overridden so that the controller does not exceed its maximum current output."

I would certainly expect to get the full 30A if the panels were capable of producing that amount. I would just like to know how much over 30A it goes before it self-limits. From the quote it would seem that the controller must "throttle back" the panel voltage in order to avoid exceeding the 30A output limit. If 465 amps was what the controller was actually seeing (allowing), that would seem to indicate a very high voltage output at 30A.