Epever Upower Modbus Register 13642: PV Current

Technical Definition

The register PV Current at address 13642 is used to monitor pv current on the Epever Upower.

• Protocol: Modbus RTU
• Data Type: INT16
• Unit: A
• Access: Read Only

How to Read (Python pymodbus)

Use this code snippet to read this specific value via RS485:

from pymodbus.client.sync import ModbusSerialClient

client = ModbusSerialClient(method='rtu', port='/dev/ttyUSB0', baudrate=9600)
client.connect()

# Read PV Current (Address: 13642)
# Note: Check if your device uses 0-based or 1-based addressing
result = client.read_input_registers(address=13642, count=2, unit=1)

if not result.isError():
    print(f"Raw Value: {result.registers}")
else:
    print("Error reading register")

client.close()

Integration (Home Assistant)

Paste this into your configuration.yaml:

- platform: modbus_controller
  name: "PV Current"
  address: 13642
  value_type: INT16
  unit_of_measurement: "A"

Connection Diagram

Here is the standard RS485 wiring for this configuration:

graph TD
    PLC[Host Controller / Home Assistant]
    Device[Epever Upower]

    PLC -- "A+ (D+)" --> Device
    PLC -- "B- (D-)" --> Device
    PLC -- GND --> Device

💡 Engineer's Insight

Analysis: PV Current (A): DC current generated by the PV array. Units are Amperes. Varies with solar irradiance and Temperature.

Troubleshooting: Zero current with voltage indicates no load or MPPT issue. Zero voltage and current means no PV input or fault.