I have a non Victron Inverter but have purchased a Cerbo Gx and 2 Smart Battery shunts ie the ones that have a limit of 75v and have bluetooth.
Now, I bought 2 of these and hooked one up to my Solar array of 12 580w panels in a 48v setup. Then connected them to the Cerbo and everthing was super because I could see my 600ah batt stats and Energy from the panels (I set the shunt as an energy meter)
However, after about 5 days the shunt i’d set up as an energy meter stopped working. I figured my panels voltage was too high because they reach 102v and had fried the unit.
So I got the BMV-700 since it can go up to 95v and I believe it can handle a spike of up to my max of 100v.
My question is, how to set the bmv700 as an energy meter. the other shunts had an option in settings but the bmv doesnt. Anyone had this challenge and overcame it?
In the Cerbo it simply wont be seen as anything else except a battery meter and i’m wondering if there is anything that can be done about it.
also if anyone has a suggestion for dc energy meter that can communicate with the Cerbo I’ll appreciate. Thanks!
Only the SmartShunt and BMV-712 can be set up as an energy meter. The BMV-700 can not.
Most people who use these devices to measure solar power put them between the MPPT and the battery, not the solar panel side. This means the voltage is not an issue.
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I don’t have an mppt hence the connection straight on the panel side before the inverter. Thanks again, will look into getting an mppt and the 712
OK, the inverter obviously goes from panels to battery, I had not considered that. If you go via an MPPT then you will connect that to the batteries and you use a Victron MPPT you can connect this to the Cerbo GX and the MPPT will end the current reading to the Cerbo using a VE Direct cable, no need for a DC energy meter.