Vehicle parasitic drain endurance calculator

Calculate ideal parked duration and daily reserve use with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

User-specified usable battery reserve (Ah)
30
Measured constant parked current (mA)
50
Ideal parked duration (hours)
600
Ideal parked duration (days)
25
Daily reserve use (Ah/day)
1.2

Try another scenario

User-specified usable battery reserve (Ah)
30
Measured constant parked current (mA)
100
Ideal parked duration (hours)
300
Ideal parked duration (days)
12.5
Daily reserve use (Ah/day)
2.4
Calculation method

Calculation method

Ideal parked duration (hours)

usableAh/(currentMilliamp/1000).

Ideal parked duration (days)

hours/24.

Daily reserve use (Ah/day)

currentMilliamp/1000*24.

Symbols and units
a
User-specified usable battery reserve (Ah)
b
Measured constant parked current (mA)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Ideal constant-current reserve depletion only; supplied usable reserve is not inferred from nominal battery capacity. Ignores self discharge, temperature, aging, current changes and starting requirements. Supported limits: Usable Ah>0; measured current>0; zero-current duration intentionally unsupported.
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