Brilliant and very professionally done. Some standard to aim for !Martin - that’s a lot of words friend.
This system was DIY installed by me. This is not my profession but I’m handy and know smart people.
highly dependent on how big of a system you put in and the quality of the components you put in. Battleborn batts are $1k each for a 24v system you need 2. For OP's system he has 6. If i had to guess his installed cost is upwards of $10KHow much does a setup like this cost?
highly dependent on how big of a system you put in and the quality of the components you put in. Battleborn batts are $1k each for a 24v system you need 2. For OP's system he has 6. If i had to guess his installed cost is upwards of $10K
Useing aliexpres/alababa parts you could DIY a something with the same specs for perhaps $3K
For a lot of people who want a quality product that is plug and play with a warranty its the right price. I also happen to think they will have to adjust the price of their bat down in the next 6 months if they want to stay competitive in the battery market.Actually about 50% to 75% more than i want to pay!
The Victron infrastructure (Multiplus, BMV-712 and CCGX), if configured to work together, provides what is probably the most effective and competent battery protection available for charging and discharging. The BMV-712 will signal charge and discharge cutoff based on the columbic battery state of charge and includes freeze protection as well. This is a much better method than the simplistic solution of just looking at the battery voltage (which the system also does).I straight up wouldn't be able to sleep at night with a $6,000+ battery bank not directly protected by a low-voltage cutoff, lol. I would have nightmares. But in fairness, I've never worked with Battleborn, maybe it's fine
LiFePO4 batteries are fine. These don't vent hydrogen or catch fire and where they are is well protected against collision damage. For maximum battery life, it is a very good idea to keep the batteries in the conditioned living space where they are protected from temperature extremes.Is it quite safe to have the batteries under a bed inside ( I presume ) the RV ?
Space does become a problem since our caravans in ZA are much smaller than what you are used to.
its built into the battleborn unitsI straight up wouldn't be able to sleep at night with a $6,000+ battery bank not directly protected by a low-voltage cutoff, lol. I would have nightmares. But in fairness, I've never worked with Battleborn, maybe it's fine
Any money you save will go to batteries and other components. So many people using BBs for the "simplicity" Not knocking the product but holy $$$$. I'd have to buy 12+ BBs to match the capacity if my lifepo4 16s 48v bank which was $1800usd all in.Thanks!
The BMS in the battery should do a low-voltage cut-off at I believe 10.5v
I work in the RV industry The RV this system is in, is owned by my employer, Heartland RVs. Most of the gear in this system was sponsored. Battle Born partnered with me on this demo coach project.
All DC systems in the RV are 12 volt, so I decided to use a 12 volt battery/inverter system. Saves the expense of a 24v to 12v converter. By the way, nearly all my entertainment, networking and automation gear is being powered directly via DC. I used a number of small DC-DC converters for that.