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Active Load Wattage (general MPP 6548)

RoySalisbury

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I have my EG4 6500EX installed and running (stand alone at the moment and not parallel). Looking at both the LCD display and the information in the WatchPower app (crappy that it is), it does not tell me what my AC loads are.

I have 2 devices plugged into the inverter .. a Wireless AP/Router, and a Mac Mini computer. Together they should be taking about 60-80 watts of power. I can see the power draw in the BMS app, but the inverter shows "Active Output Power" of 0 watt.

Anyone else see this? Does it only start showing loads once it gets to a certain level (e.g., 100, 200, 300, ect), or should it give pretty specific values (e.g., 86, 212, 597, ect). I know the power consumed by the inverter itself will not be included and only the external loads.

I could rely on the BMS values, but then would have to aggregate all 6 of them. As it is I will need to combine all the inverters to get a complete picture. I guess this is why I need a single shunt somewhere in the power path.
 
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