Hi all, in my van, I have a have a Vic SmartSolar 100V, 30A, 12V controller; a Vic OrionTR Smart DC-DC charger 30A, 360W (non-isolated); and a BMV 712 battery monitor. I have yet to buy a battery (it will be LiPO, 200AH) and am considering buying one with self-heating, as I expect doing some cold weather travel/camping. But I thought what is the point of self-heating if the temp sensor of the smart controller doesn't sense battery temp but instead senses its temp? The battery would self heat up when cold so it could accept charge but the controller wouldn't let it because the controller is not heated and senses its own temp. So I thought maybe the Temp Sensor for the BMV 712 would be the solution... it directly senses the temp of the battery and forwards it to the controller, which would use that directly measured battery temp instead of its sensed temp... right? Am I understanding things correctly here... would the Temp Sensor for the BMV be the solution?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Al