The Digital Multicontrol allows us to turn on and off the charging circuit remotely and control the amount of input current we put back into our batteries from shore power and/or the solar array.
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Read MoreThe brain box and monitor for our solar and charging system is the Victron Color Control GX. While it looks like it’s just a pretty screen with data about our charging system, it actually helps to coordinate all of the separate pieces in our Victron full stack to work together. The pretty pictures are just a bonus.
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Read MoreWhile our lithium ion battery from Lithionics already has a battery monitor, it’s important for our charger (Victron Multiplus) understands the State of Charge (SOC) of our battery. Unfortunately, the Lithionics Battery Management System (BMS) doesn’t interact directly with our Multiplus so we have to add a battery monitor seen here. This will report back to the charging circuit to let it know when and how much power to put back into the battery.
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Read MoreOne of the first steps to getting Wally the Airstream up and running was to establish the power system. The Victron Multiplus is the central brain for the power system.
It has a lightning fast transfer switch to take us between shore power and our battery array, a charging circuit to keep our batteries managed appropriately, a 3000W inverter, and is all manageable from a web-based console. This this is awesome and I'm looking forward to getting it connected to my batteries, solar, and shore power!
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Read MoreHere we detail and blog the progress of the Airstream remodel of Wally the Airstream. Wally is a 1959 28’ Airstream Overlander.
