Victron Energy Integration Guide

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1.0 – Introduction
This integration guide covers the recommended set up and configuration of Victron equipment for
optimizing performance with SimpliPhi PHI 3.8 kWh Batteries. More information on SimpliPhi products
can be found on our website: https://simpliphipower.com/.
If the Victron product you are looking for is not covered in this integration guide, the parameters listed
here should be used as a general guide.
The specific Victron product(s) installation and setup covered in this Integration Guide include:
• Victron BMV-7xx Series Battery Monitor
Programming parameters described herein relate to PHI 3.8 Battery general settings requirements as well
as to the following Victron Products:
• Victron Inverter / Chargers
o Phoenix VE.Direct Inverter
o MultiPlus and Quatro Inverter / Charger
• MPPT Solar Charge Controllers
• ESS
o General
o Color Control or Venus GX
Based on tests and evaluations, the following parameters (refer to tables below) have been established.
More information on Victron products can be found on their website: https://www.victronenergy.com/.
More information on the Victron BMV-700 can be found on their website:
https://www.victronenergy.com/battery-monitors/bmv-700.
2.0 – Battery Bank Sizing
A properly sized PHI battery bank should be at least double (2x) the kW rating of the inverter(s) and have
a C/2 rating greater than the maximum charge controller rating. Depending on the specifications of the
equipment used in the system, sizing the PHI Battery bank based on these two criteria may yield different
results. Therefore, the best practice is to calculate the PHI Battery bank based on both criteria and use
the greater of the two results as the minimum quantity. We can compare these two calculation methods
assuming the nomenclature below:
• Battery rated continuous power = Bat
kWh
(typically @ C/2)
• Inverter power full load = Inv
kW
• Maximum battery charge current = I
BatChrgMax
• PV charge controller maximum = I
PVChrgMax
• Recommended minimum number of batteries = B
#
Discharge equation: B
#Inv
≥ Inv
kW
/ Bat
kWh
Charge equation: B
#PV
≥ I
PVChrgMax
/ I
BatChrgMax