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Two multiplus parallel separate AC Banks same Battery

Is it possible to run two Multiplus's in Parallel but have the AC Outputs on different circuits?

IE:


SHORE 1 -> Multiplus 1-> AC Bank 1

......................... \ DC /

Battery Bank ---------> DC Bank

......................... / DC \

SHORE 2 - > Multiplus 2-> AC Bank 2


I am current on a Catamaran and my Port / Starboard hulls have two completely separate AC Banks that I do not want to combine. I would like to use a separate Multiplus per bank with the same battery bank. When I turn on inverter power I am ok with turning on inverter on both sides at the same time.


This does go against what it says here https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ve.bus:manual_parallel_and_three_phase_systems that the AC Current should be balanced amongst each Multiplus. As the port side might draw 500W where the starboard will be drawing 0W.


Regards,

Rob


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kai answered ·

Don't see why not. The document you're pointing to is about syncing the outputs of the multipluses that have their outputs wired together in parallel - which you're not doing.

Do make sure that the charge settings on both multiplus are identical to maximise charging capability. (edit: there's more on this forum around charge settings for interacting parallel chargers, so recommend doing a bit more research on this unless someone else chips in)


I don't know if smart displays such as CCGX are flexible enough to handle this configuration though.

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Multiple multiplus's cannot exist on the same network unless they are Parallel or Multi-phase. I want them to be on the same network controlled by the same CCGX.

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