Here is an idea I hope Victron will read and implement.
We need a new feature on a shunt. We need a shunt that can OUTPUT a voltage based on a state of charge.
The problem is that most auto generator start systems don’t work with Lithium batteries. It’s not that a Lithium battery can’t start the generator, it’s because the Lithium battery voltage doesn’t really change as the battery state of charge goes down. The gen start systems rely on voltage to determine when to start generator.
If we had a shunt that included a port that OUTPUT a voltage based on the SOC, we could use that to trick the auto gen start. So basically at 90% SOC the port would output a voltage of 12.5, at 50% it would output a volatage of 12.06, etc. Implementing this on a shunt would be relatively inexpensive and not require other high priced equipment (Multiplus, Cerbo, etc).
Does anyone know if this exists already? Or do you think this is a good idea (I’m sure others have thought of it as well).
We need a new feature on a shunt. We need a shunt that can OUTPUT a voltage based on a state of charge.
The problem is that most auto generator start systems don’t work with Lithium batteries. It’s not that a Lithium battery can’t start the generator, it’s because the Lithium battery voltage doesn’t really change as the battery state of charge goes down. The gen start systems rely on voltage to determine when to start generator.
If we had a shunt that included a port that OUTPUT a voltage based on the SOC, we could use that to trick the auto gen start. So basically at 90% SOC the port would output a voltage of 12.5, at 50% it would output a volatage of 12.06, etc. Implementing this on a shunt would be relatively inexpensive and not require other high priced equipment (Multiplus, Cerbo, etc).
Does anyone know if this exists already? Or do you think this is a good idea (I’m sure others have thought of it as well).