VICTRON SMART SOLAR USING BLUETOOTH MESH

Bluetooth Mesh Connection Battery and Solar

1. MOST EFFICIENT POWER TO THE BATTERY

For Highest efficiency:

• Individual components have to be most efficient.
• Combined Network has to be most efficient.
• Combined Network needs to be seemless highspeed for fast response to solar changes.

2. ULTRAFAST MPPT SOLAR CONTROLLER by VICTRON

Ultrafast Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) 

• Especially in case of a clouded sky, when light intensity is changing continuously, an ultra-fast MPPT controller will improve energy harvest by up to 30% compared to PWM charge controllers and by up to 10% compared to slower MPPT controllers. 

Advanced Maximum Power Point Detection in case of partial shading conditions 

• If partial shading occurs, two or more maximum power points may be present on the power-voltage curve. Conventional MPPTs tend to lock to a local MPP, which may not be the optimum MPP. The innovative BlueSolar algorithm will always maximize energy harvest by locking to the optimum MPP. 

Outstanding conversion efficiency 

• No cooling fan. Maximum efficiency exceeds 98%. The full output current up to 40°C Flexible charge algorithm 

Fully programmable charge algorithm

• Most MPPT solar controllers have pre-set values for Lithium batteries. Redarc and other use 14.5V for bulk charging. This means the last 5% or so of charging Lithium will be less efficient and slower than this controller. By setting the bulk charge voltage higher at say 14.6V, the Lithium batteries will be charged to 100% quickly. 

Battery voltage is transmitted by Bluetooth over mesh network. 

• Most solar controllers read the battery voltage at the terminals of the solar charge controller. In many cases this voltage has slight losses. It may be because the solar controller is not close to the battery or natural voltage loss in the cable. As a result, charging efficiency is lost. However, on the Safiery network, the actual Lithium battery voltage is transmitted to the Solar control via the bluetooth network. The accuracy is 0.01V. It does not matter how far away the solar controller is, though having cabling of significant size is important for efficiency.

Compensates absorption and float charge voltage for temperature. 

• Most solar controllers don’t read battery temprature. However, on the Safiery network, the actual Lithium battery temperature is transmitted to the Solar control via the bluetooth network. The accuracy is 0.1C. It does not matter how far away the solar controller

Real-time data display options 

• On the Safiery network, the solar history for today, yesterday, last week and up to 30days is visible on your Smartphone. It connects using Bluetooth into the safiery network.

2. COOLER SOLAR PANELS PUSH UP EFFICIENCY

Triple Insulated Solar

• Our published tests have shown a 10C difference betweeen Triple Insulated Solar and glass solar panels. Tests also revealed a 5C difference between Flexible panels place on the roof of a caravan directly and Triple Insulated Solar.
• Victron’s published analysis of the effect of temperature on MPPT performance has a solid conclusion that temperature rise of 10C will effect overall efficiency by 4.5%
• Victron’s analysis also describes the benefits of solar with a high Voc. Triple Insulated Solar has a 27.6Voc
• Sunpower Maxeon GEN III Solar cells are used. Sunpower reports their solar cells are the highest efficiency in the industry.