Schematic Check / Advice Please - Tiny Home
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Wanderingthomas
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The battery protect is just for the ELV load
Steve_S
Offgrid Cabineer, N.E. Ontario, Canada
You are using two Midnite 15A breakers, one per string of 3. Depending on where you have that breaker/combiner, you can also use tat to shutoff either string, eliminating the isolator switch. Only thing I would add would be a battery monitor between the Inverter and bus bar. That would let you monitor inbound/outbound energy including your SOC if the monitor supports that. Some have Bluetooth, some connect to PC, others have a good digital display. Will uses various versions which he has reviewed.
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In fact it cannot be between the battery and inverter.
Battery protect is designed for DC loads only (has other uses as well if you want to get creative, but can't be bi-directional, and can't be directly inline with the inverter).
OP is using it correctly, between battery and DC fuse block.
Wanderingthomas
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Hi Steve, yes. Thanks. I actually forgot to put the shunt in. I have a victron smartshunt, it's connects directly to the SCC to help adjust the charging algorithm. It also has a temp sensor.
EasyStreet
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The negative of the charge controller shouldn't be connected directly to the battery. The way you have it wired the BMS can't shut off charging if a cells or cells are over charging. The negative wire from the charge controller should be on the other side of the BMS.
