We've got this nifty display showing how much electricity is going in/out of the battery for IMA, but... I'm wondering what those bars really mean.
Has anyone hooked up a meter and seen how much amperage is really going through? And... whether the numbers are the same/bar at different times (and also how the charge and assist sides compare?)
I've noticed, for example, that the amount of retardation (sorry....) I "feel" has very little obvious correlation with the number of bars in the "charging" field - and don't think I've ever bumped into what five horsepower of engine drag should be doing.
(My car uses the CVT so that would tend to reduce the obvious effects, but the differences are still enough to make me wonder).
Thanks.
Has anyone hooked up a meter and seen how much amperage is really going through? And... whether the numbers are the same/bar at different times (and also how the charge and assist sides compare?)
I've noticed, for example, that the amount of retardation (sorry....) I "feel" has very little obvious correlation with the number of bars in the "charging" field - and don't think I've ever bumped into what five horsepower of engine drag should be doing.
(My car uses the CVT so that would tend to reduce the obvious effects, but the differences are still enough to make me wonder).
Thanks.