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Hello , I have the following older equipment in my ex crew van and would like to add 200w of solar and 240v hook up/charger with a Battery Management System , can anyone steer me to the correct Victron components (if possible) to achieve this?
Thanks Greg
Gel 12v-220AH Battery
Phoenix Inverter Compact 12volt 1600va
Phoenix Inverter Control
BMV -602S Battery Monitor
Cyrix-ct 12/24V-120A Battery Combiner
Battery Protect BP-200i
For the solar panels use a BlueSolar or SmartSolar(with Bluetooth) MPPT 75/15, or bigger if you prefer (for example the 100/20).
The AC charger can be a BlueSmart 12/30 or 12/20, or a Skylla-IP44 12/30. You should not charge your battery with more than 44A (consider also a possible solar charger current).
If you want a nice display of everything, add a Color Control GX.
To connect your devices to the Color Control you need:
- RJ45 cable to the Phoenix Inverter
- VE-Direct to BMV-60x cable to connect your BMV.
- VE.Direct cable for the Bluesolar or Smartsolar charger
- if you want to see the AC charger explicitly as a device in the Color Control, choose the Skylla-IP44 12/30 because it has VE.Direct communication. You will need a VE.Direct to USB cable because the Color Control has only 2 VE.Direct ports.
Consider also selling your inverter and replacing it with a Multiplus, then you have better configuration options (especially the Power Control and Power Assist features), easier cabling and save space.
Thankyou Tilo, very helpful ,I think your correct that I would be better with a Multiplus or an easy solar.
best regards
Greg
