Guides
How to plan an installation, choose devices and cables, and avoid mistakes — with calculations and values from Victron documentation. Start with planning, and you will find complete systems in the wiring diagrams.
From plan to working installation
Installation planningwork sequence, MPPT and inverter selection
Campervan installation — work sequence
Checklist: what to plan, install and check — in order, from design to first commissioning.
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How to choose an MPPT solar charge controller for panels
Voc in frost, short-circuit current, rated power and oversizing — with two worked examples.
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How to choose an inverter/charger
Continuous and surge power, system voltage, bank and fuse for the model, plus PowerAssist for a weak hook-up.
OpenBattery and chargingbattery bank, DVCC charge control, LiFePO₄ in winter
Connecting batteries into a bank
Series or parallel, how many batteries in one bank, fuse on each battery, diagonal connection and choosing a BMS.
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DVCC — how a GX device controls charging
How GX takes over charger control: battery limits, shared current limit, SVS, STS and SCS, what is controlled and what is not.
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LiFePO₄ battery in winter
Charging only above +5 °C, capacity in frost, charging lockout in MPPT and Orion, winter storage.
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