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With the Smart BMS CL 12V 100A, is a VE.Bus BMS still needed?

Hello everyone.

For the lithium battery system on my yacht I've been planning to use a VE.Bus BMS to manage and protect the batteries. Now that I've been made aware of the Smart BMS CL 12V 100A, which I will use to protect the diesel engine's alternator from having the life sucked out of it by four big lithium batteries, I'm wondering if the VE.Bus BMS is still needed?

The Smart BMS CL 12V 100A has the same three control outputs as the VE.Bus BMS; load-disconnect, charge-disconnect and pre-alarm. So it can handle those jobs. But it doesn't have the VE.Bus BMS' mains detect cable connector. Perhaps this function isn't needed?

Does the MultiPlus inverter/charger need the mains detection connection?

Does the Cerbo GX need the mains detection connection, via the MultiPlus?

It's looking like I can adopt the new Smart BMS CL 12V 100A, drop the VE.Bus BMS and also drop the mains detector.

Thoughts?

This Smart BMS CL 12V 100A could well be the best thing since sliced bread. :-)


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valden avatar image valden commented ·

Thank you for this info M. It'll be the second one, for the 3000VA version, that I need. I'll have a good read.

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valden avatar image valden commented ·

Hi Matthias.

I'm reading your reply again, having brought the Cerbo GX into the system. Would you agree that if I'm using the Cerbo GX and DVCC to manage the MultiPlus, I don't need to connect the Smart BMS CL 12-100 to the MultiPlus with the cables you provided links for in your answer?

(The Cerbo will also be connected to a SmartShunt that is reading battery status at the negative bus-bar)

Thanks.

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sauberli avatar image sauberli commented ·

Pulling this up again. Trying to understand what the correct setup of a Smart BMS CL together wit a Cerbo would be? Thanks! Steffen

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