Using save scalar to calculate current gives wrong output

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Using save scalar to calculate current gives wrong output

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I have a simulation with two coils. Using SaveScalars to get the coil current by integration over the input / output boundary of the coil.

When the potential over both coils is 1 this seems to work fine.

All currents are zero when I set the potential over one of the coils to 0 and the other coil voltage is still 1. In this case the current density e is not 0 in one of the coils, see figure below(ParaView). But the SaveScalars output is 0 for all coil input/output boundaries.
CurrentDensityE.png
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Solver 3
  Exec Solver = after all
  Equation = "SaveScalars"
  Procedure = File "SaveData" "SaveScalars"
  Filename = File "output1.dat"
  Variable 1 = Current Density e
    Mask Name 1 = String "In1"
    Operator 1 = boundary int
  Variable 2 = Current Density e
    Mask Name 2 = String "Out1"
    Operator 2 = boundary int
  Variable 3 = Current Density e
    Mask Name 3 = String "In2"
    Operator 3 = boundary int
  Variable 4 = Current Density e
    Mask Name 4 = String "Out2"
    Operator 4 = boundary int
End

Boundary Condition 1
  Name = "IN_1"
  Target Boundaries(1) = 2002 
  
  AV {e} 1 = Real 0.0
  AV {e} 2 = Real 0.0
  AV = Real 0 ! Save scalar output seems ok when set to 1
  
  In1 = logical True
  Save Scalars = True
End

Boundary Condition 2
  Name = "OUT_1"
  Target Boundaries(1) = 2003
  AV {e} 1 = Real 0.0
  AV {e} 2 = Real 0.0
  AV = Real 0
  
  Out1 = logical True
  Save Scalars = True
End

Boundary Condition 3
  Name = "IN_2"
  Target Boundaries(1) = 2004
  AV {e} 1 = Real 0.0
  AV {e} 2 = Real 0.0
  AV = Real 1
  
  In2 = logical True
  Save Scalars = True
End

Boundary Condition 4
  Name = "OUT_2"
  Target Boundaries(1) = 2005
  AV {e} 1 = Real 0.0
  AV {e} 2 = Real 0.0
  AV = Real 0
  
  Out2 = logical True
  Save Scalars = True
End
Another question: can someone explain the difference between "current density" and "current density e"?

The complete source code and mesh can be found here:
https://github.com/boerontour/ElmerSaveScalars

Thank you in advance for the help!
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