Charging Rates


  • Hello all

    I have a 1120Ah LiFePO4 battery with a REC BMS, a Multiplus II, a Cerbo GX and a WS500.

    The Wakespeed is driving a 180A water cooled alternator.

    A great setup and I am very happy with the way the Cerbo and the Multiplus all work well. Occasionally rather than charging the battery at a high charge rate I do it slowly, I go into the DVCC section of the Cerbo and set the "Maximum Charge Current" to what ever the charge rate I want is, and the Multiplus then charges at this rate.

    It is a shame that this same setting can't also control the charge rate of the Wakespeed.

    I can control the Wakespeed via a laptop, but it means keeping one on-board, it would be a lot more convenient if this could be done in the Cerbo.

    I hope this all makes sense????



  • WS500 does indeed support DVCC. 

    Just make sure your WS500 has newest FW and DVCC support is enabled in the settings in WS500.


  • I thought that you needed the shunt on the alternator output and to have set the alternator maxium amps value aswell for DVCC to function correctly.


  • @Peter That's my understanding as well, and my set up. 


  • DVCC does work.

    Under /System, have you enabled "Support Victron DVCC = ON"?

     


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