Solar Charging and Amp Hours
Is the amperage from a solar panel constant as the battery it is charging charges up? I.e., as your battery reaches full charge, the current drops to zero either via the charge controller or the eq...
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DarkSkySeeker wrote:Does not go anywhere.
If the controller gradually limits current to the battery as the battery charges up, where does the power from the solar panel go? I assume the panel continues to gather solar energy and sends the power it generates to the controller. What does the controller do with the power it no longer sends to the battery?
Same as a 15 amp outlet at home. If you plug in a lamp that draws 1 amp where does the other 14 amps go?
The controller limits voltage not amps. The controller provides a fixed voltage and the electrochemistry of the battery decides how many amps will flow.
