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Total alternator current is the sum of all the individual currents.
Posted to the Waveform Library on 4/3/2023

The current loop through the battery is a series voltage opposing electrical loop. The effective voltage across battery internal resistance is .3 volts, even though 14 volts is across the two battery posts.