Victron-Energy

6 6 Elektra The electric propulsion sailing yacht Elektra is an example of a retail customer that chose to use Victron Energy products because we at Victron have a complete range of the products that were needed, along with good online technical information and support; all without having to go to multiple suppliers. And the idea that our products are integrated and can easily be added to or combined with the customer’s personal boat project needs was also a big plus. More power needed As he got used to his original basic system he realised he needed more battery power for house loads rather than tapping off the old AGM propulsion bank, so a separate house bank of 2 x 130 Ah AGMs in series was fitted along with a 24/12 40A DC-DC converter. To bring the charge rate of this 24V house bank up a Blue Power 24V/12A IP67 Battery Charger was also added. Together with the 24/800/16 MultiPlus this gave a combined and decent charge rate of 28A (672Watts) for the house bank. This also gave the added bonus of charger redundancy and choices for slower and faster charging. The propulsion bank was then upgraded to Lithium, as they are excellent at handling high loads, plus an extra Blue Power IP22 16A charger was added to the 25A Phoenix charger giving an improved and combined charge rate of 41A (1050 Watts). Sailing yacht Elektra MultiPlus magic There can be good reasons for choosing a smaller Multi, depending on the type of appliances you might run from it’s inverter. Instead of running typically larger sized home appliances on his boat, the customer opted for lower-rated appliances which are kinder to a small house battery bank. The Honda 1kVA generator shown in the photo is then a perfect partner for the compact 24/800/16 MultiPlus as when the AC load is greater than the 900 Watt continuously rated generator power its 800 Watt inverter part seamlessly kicks in through a fast transfer switch, to supplement that generator power, by taking the additional power from the house batteries; making for a total of 1700 Watts of 230V AC power. This allowed the customer to ‘undersize’ the generator for such short term higher loads, negating the need to purchase a larger 2kVA generator. Monitoring and control Adding a Color Control GX to the existing BMV battery monitors gave the customer additional monitoring and control; perfect partners. Together with an internet connection Elektra’s data is also automatically uploaded to the free VRM Portal website.