Victron Victron 500A IP65 12V/24V/48V Battery Monitoring SmartShunt with Inbuilt Bluetooth

Product Description

Photonic Universe is an official distributor of products from Victron Energy - theglobally renowned manufacturer of high-qualityhybrid power electronics. Victron Energy products have a longstanding reputation for their outstanding reliability, innovative design and superior build quality.

This Victron 500A IP65 VS series SmartShunt is a high-precision battery shunt designed to expertly measure vital charging and performance data for your batteries. With its IP65 rating, it is fully protected against dust ingress and resistant to low-pressure water jets, making it ideal for outdoor and marine applications. This smart model features advanced functions such as Bluetooth communication, a secondary input for optional monitoring of an auxiliary battery bank, and an extremely low current draw from the battery bank (0.7Ah per month for a 12V system). Key statistics—including battery voltage, charge/discharge current, Amp Hours consumed, state of charge, and time-to-go—can be viewed and settings adjusted via the inbuilt Bluetooth using any Bluetooth-enabled mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet.

Battery data

The SmartShuntmeasuresthe vital parameters relating to the battery condition and the energy it receives/ provides,and transmits this informationvia Bluetooth, where it can be viewed by the user (and where some settings can be amended if necessary). This information includes:


Battery voltage: Displayed for the main battery / battery bank, and also for an optional auxiliary battery which can be connected via the secondary input.
Battery midpoint voltage monitoring:For battery banks constructed of several individual batteries, the SmartShunt is able to maintain balance by taking the voltage measurements from the midpoint within the bank, and if the voltage deviates from this point of balance, an alarm will be generated. For such battery banks, the voltage value is also displayed for the battery bank as a whole, and additionally, for the 'top section' and 'bottom section' (i.e. 1st half and 2nd half) of the battery bank.
Battery state of charge: Indicated as a percentage value from 0-100%.
Battery charging / discharging current and power:The current(A) and power (W)flowing out of the battery (load consumption)are displayed as negative values,while the current and powerflowing into the batteryaredisplayed as positive values.
Battery temperature: The smart monitor can be connected to an optional Victron battery temperature sensor (sold separately). This temperature measurement can be used to adjust available battery capacity as the temperature varies. An alarm will be activated when batterytemperature falls outside of the safe range.
Amp hours consumed: For example, if 12A is drawn from a fully charged battery during a period of 3 hours, the app will show -36.0Ah consumed by the battery.
Time-to-go:The SmartShunt is able toestimate theapproximate length of time that the battery will continue to support the current load, beforethe batteryrequires re-charging.




An in-depthdatalog also records historical datato enable the user to evaluate usage patterns and determine overall battery health. This includes values such asthe highest/ lowest recorded voltages (for the main battery and auxiliary battery), deepest recorded discharge,time since lastfull discharge, cumulative Amp hours drawn, time since last full charge, total energy charged/discharged and many more.

Customisation

The user can set high/low thresholds for battery voltage (either battery), battery state of charge (main battery) or the battery temperature (additional sensor required). If any of the above parameters fall outside of this specified range, the battery shuntwill activate an alarm on the connected mobile app.

Advanced communication

This smart battery shunt features inbuilt Bluetooth, enabling the user to wirelessly connect their mobile device to the monitor. Then, using the VictronConnect Appon a smartphone or tablet, you will unlocknumerous possibilities foradvanced programming and remote monitoring of your battery system. A wide range offeatures are made available, including real-time data transmission, as well as the option to amend battery storage information, program alarms,and set up or join an existing VE.Smart network. Alternatively, the VE Direct USB cable can be used to establish a connection to a non-Bluetooth-enabled PC/laptop.

The VictronConnect app is compatible withmost mobile devices and computers, including Android and iOS smartphones, tablets, iPads, MacBooks, Windows PCs/laptops.

Compatibility

This SmartShunt is suitable for use with any12V, 24V or 48VLead Acid / Gel / AGM / Lithium battery or battery bank. The maximum admissible nominalcurrentthrough the shunt is 500A.

Additional items

The shunt is also supplied with 1 x 1.5m positive cable with M10 ring terminal and a fuse and 1 x 1.5m grey auxiliary with M10 ring terminal and a fuse to connect the battery shunt toup totwo battery banks. Additionally, the shunt is supplied with a black VE. Direct cable to connect the battery shunt to any Victron item with a VE. direct port when Bluetooth communication is turned off.

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