VE.Bus BMS NG Table of Contents 1. Safety precautions ................................................................................................................... 1 2. General description .................................................................................................................. 2 2.1. Features and functionality .................................................................................................. 3 2.2. What's in the box? ........................................................................................................... 4 3.
Installation ............................................................................................................................. 5 3.1. System examples ............................................................................................................ 5 3.1.1. Basic system ....................................................................................................... 5 3.1.2. System with a GX device, on/off switch and pre-alarm circuit ............................................... 6 3.1.3. System with a BatteryProtect and solar charger ............................................................... 7 3.1.4.
Three-phase system with a Digital Multi Control .............................................................. 8 3.1.5. System with an alternator ........................................................................................ 9 3.2. Basic installation ........................................................................................................... 10 3.2.1. Minimal VE.Bus firmware ....................................................................................... 10 3.2.2. Battery BMS cable connections ............................................................................... 11 3.2.3.
Mains detector ................................................................................................... 12 3.3. Controlling DC loads and chargers ...................................................................................... 13 3.3.1. DC load control .................................................................................................. 13 3.3.2. DC charge control ............................................................................................... 13 3.3.3. Controlling inverter/chargers, solar chargers and other battery chargers ................................ 13 3.3.4.
DVCC operation with VE.Bus BMS NG ....................................................................... 14 3.3.5. Charger control via Charge disconnect ....................................................................... 14 3.3.6. Charging with an alternator .................................................................................... 14 3.4. Remote on/off terminal .................................................................................................... 14 3.5. GX device .................................................................................................................. 15 3.6.
Connecting a Digital Multi Control or a VE.Bus Smart dongle ....................................................... 16 4. Configuration and settings ....................................................................................................... 17 4.1. Configuration of chargers and loads .................................................................................... 17 4.2. Power up for the first time ................................................................................................ 17 4.3. VE.Bus BMS NG and Lithium NG battery settings .................................................................... 18 4.4.
Update BMS and Battery firmware ...................................................................................... 19 4.5. Bluetooth reactivation ..................................................................................................... 19 5. Monitoring and control ............................................................................................................ 21 5.1. Important warning ......................................................................................................... 21 5.2. Monitoring and control via VictronConnect ............................................................................. 22 5.3.
LEDs, warnings, alarms and error codes ............................................................................... 25 6. Frequently asked questions ...................................................................................................... 27 7. Technical specifications VE.Bus BMS NG ..................................................................................... 28 8. Appendix ............................................................................................................................. 29 8.1. Appendix A ................................................................................................................. 29 8.2.
Displaying VE.Bus BMS NG SoC on a GX Device .................................................................... 29 8.3. Powering the VE.Bus BMS NG without a connected Multi ........................................................... 30 8.4. Enclosure dimensions VE.Bus BMS NG ................................................................................ 32