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I'm soon going to upgrade to Winston LiFeYPO4 on the boat.
I have looked, but haven't found any installations with Winston LiFeYPO4 using the VE.Bus BMS as BMS system - Is there any reason?
Is it not possible?
Onboard I have a MultiPlus 12/3000/120-16, and 500watts solar panels connected to BlueSolar Charger MPPT 100/50 rev2 and a Venus GX with a battery monitor BMV-702.
Looking forward to learn some more about this area :)
It is not possible because the VE.Bus BMS is looking for the specific cell monitors within the Victron batteries.
There are a few solutions around if you want to build your own pack with individual cells.
I use my own home brew BMS and I employ the two signal BMS support assistant with my MultiPlus.
Have a look at Rec BMS it works well with Winston products
FWIW I use an orion jr (bms, not the Victron dc/dc supply packs) and interface that to multiplus via 2 signal assistant
I use Smart BMS 123, which interfaces with multi plus t sense for charge control
I am using 8x 700Ah Winston cells and REC Q BMS on my boat. I have CERBO GX, Quattro 5000/24, V. Smart shunt and MPPT. You could use REC BMS on CAN bus and VE.direct integration with your solar that will be controlled by REC BMS.
My boat has a 700Ah Winston battery bank and 123 smart BMS. It was 27 months before I returned to the boat due to COVID-19. The battery bank was still working fine, and there was no water in the bilge(Phuket's rainy season lasts 6 months of the year). But my AGM starter battery was dead. It is amazing!
