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Charging lifepo batteries

Hi, we have 2x200amp hour Voltax LiFePo batteries wired in parallel for 12 volts to power our 4wd Canter camper truck habitat. We have an Enerdrive DC2DC e Power multi stage, multi source with MPPT charger, and a Victron BMV 712 Smart battery monitor.

The power sources are, the truck 24 volt alternator and 2 x 200 watt roof mounted solar panels.

Most mornings the Victron BMV app will tell me that the SOC is 88-92% I can check it again 10 minutes later and it will be showing 100% charged which i don't believe is possible. Can anyone help solving this issue?


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Nev answered ·

You may have the 100% SOC synchronisation point triggering too early by having the "Charged voltage" set a little low?

If so you could experiment a little upwards.

Our 4 cell 300Ah LiFePO4 battery is set at 14.0V. It is always full at 14.1V.


I suspect the settings on your BMV 712 are very similar to our Victron SmartShunt.

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Thanks for you for your reply. The volts readout on the actual batteries seems to max out at 13.4 when showing 100% but is often around 13.31V. I have set the charged volt value at 13.3, can't do 14 like you. The tail current was 4% but I have changed this to .5%, I'll have to read up on my charger.
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Nev avatar image Nev kanga1 commented ·

Are you using the VictronConnect app to adjust your BMV 712 settings?

If so you must be able to tweak the "Charged voltage" setting.

13.xV is far to low.

I just checked your BMV in VictronConnect using simulation mode.

Cog at top right > Battery > Charged voltage >

I would try 14.1V.

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Paul B answered ·

Have a look at these as they may help you understand the settings better

https://www.victronenergy.com/media/pg/SmartShunt/en/all-features-and-settings.html#UUID-37b15df6-8521-aa94-3dfd-7f1d92e7f6f4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEN15Z_S4kE

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