Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor Package
Included in our Complete Solar Packages
The Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor Package includes installation of the following equipment:
Shunt 50mV/500A
Temperature Sensor
Installation Overview:
Electrical current always flows in a loop from the positive side of a battery bank through larger power cables, your loads (such as lights, fans, electrical devices, etc.), through more power cables and eventually back to the negative side of your battery bank. Different loads create alternate routes in the loop but they all end up going back to the negative side of your battery bank. In order to determine total current flow (which is used to determine remaining battery capacity and a number of other things) ALL of the current has to pass through the shunt. The easiest way to ensure that you capture all of the current, and not just some that went on an alternate route, is to install the shunt right before the negative side of the battery bank and make sure that all alternate route cables connect on one side of the shunt and the battery negative goes to the other side.
How a shunt works: When current flows through a load the voltage is reduced. This reduction is proportional to the amount of current passing through that load. A shunt is like a very low power load. There is a slight voltage drop between the terminals of the shunt. This voltage drop is measured and translated by a microprocessor to determine current.
Battery Monitor Panel Dimensions:
1.3” H x 2.4” W x 2.4” D
Victron Products:
The Victron BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor is designed to provide insight into your battery bank’s battery voltage, current, power, ampere-hours consumed, current rate of discharge, and temperature.
Product Documents:
Disclaimer:
All kits are comprised of the main components with estimates on wire lengths, hardware, and labor based on standard installations. Installation cost may vary across different applications.
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