Love the work you are doing! Just out of interest, is the Victron 48V to 12V DC to DC converter in this install really required? Or could the 12V service just be connected to the 12V output of the 3KW Buckboost which you mention is bi-directional?
Yes we could. The challenge is the Buck Boost needs a constant CAN heartbeat to operate. So to run when vehicle is not operating, we would have an alternative power source to switch high instead of ignition wire. We have tested it bi directionally and it works well The big application is "recharging" the starter battery when flat and powering a winch.
We have 2 Dealers completing a Toyota LC200 and VW Multivan this week and we have enabled the Bi-directional feature with a "engine not running" relay to maintain the system as operational.
I didn’t get it, so does this iveco have the 180A alternator or the 150A alternator? And at ideal the buck boost gets 120A from the alternator? I have a 12V 150A alternator in my 2015 iveco daily, and I have a 24V house battery. I want to be able to charge my 24V house battery with about 60-80A at 24V do you recommend I get a bigger alternator for this? The 180,210 or 250A alternator? I was thinking of using 3-4 victron orions dc-dc charger as it’s cheaper than buying one 100A buck boost from victron, what do you recommend? Oh ya I am based in the UK.
Hi O Team. you will see in the Video, we are extracting 1895Watts. Divide by 12.8 and that's 148A. So we are able to get 150A of power from this 180A Alternator. If you change out to 250A, we can get 200-220A. The DC to DC has a capacity of 3,000W. This is bi-directional to a higher voltage. Thats the insight we had to extract alternator power. We go 12V to 48V and run the Victron 48V 3000W inverter. 48V gear is 35% lower retail price than 12V for same capacity as Mosfets are 1/4 the size.Using 3-4 Orions is back to old tech and these run around 85% efficiency. When hot , they degrade significantly. Scotty is price in AU$ at AU$1/watt, a little less per W than competitors. Scotty pts you into a different league of 240V power available. We can refer you to a Victron Dealer in UK if you have the budget. email to sales at Safiery dot com.
@@Safiery would it work with my Tesla battery? I am considering Orion because I can set the output voltage to 24.8V to suit my Tesla batteries. If I am able to change the output voltage of scotty and be able to run it to charge my batteries directly I’ll be interested. I don’t want it to run through my inverter charger because that’s limited to 25A and I want to be able to get 80A charge at 24V.
@@Safiery have you every changed the 150A alternator in the new iveco to a 210A alternator? Did you also have to change the alternator positive wire also? Or is the current one big enough for the new alternator?
So suited to a safety conversion..I love it
Love the work you are doing! Just out of interest, is the Victron 48V to 12V DC to DC converter in this install really required? Or could the 12V service just be connected to the 12V output of the 3KW Buckboost which you mention is bi-directional?
Yes we could. The challenge is the Buck Boost needs a constant CAN heartbeat to operate. So to run when vehicle is not operating, we would have an alternative power source to switch high instead of ignition wire. We have tested it bi directionally and it works well The big application is "recharging" the starter battery when flat and powering a winch.
We have 2 Dealers completing a Toyota LC200 and VW Multivan this week and we have enabled the Bi-directional feature with a "engine not running" relay to maintain the system as operational.
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I didn’t get it, so does this iveco have the 180A alternator or the 150A alternator?
And at ideal the buck boost gets 120A from the alternator?
I have a 12V 150A alternator in my 2015 iveco daily, and I have a 24V house battery.
I want to be able to charge my 24V house battery with about 60-80A at 24V do you recommend I get a bigger alternator for this? The 180,210 or 250A alternator?
I was thinking of using 3-4 victron orions dc-dc charger as it’s cheaper than buying one 100A buck boost from victron, what do you recommend?
Oh ya I am based in the UK.
Hi O Team. you will see in the Video, we are extracting 1895Watts. Divide by 12.8 and that's 148A. So we are able to get 150A of power from this 180A Alternator. If you change out to 250A, we can get 200-220A. The DC to DC has a capacity of 3,000W. This is bi-directional to a higher voltage. Thats the insight we had to extract alternator power. We go 12V to 48V and run the Victron 48V 3000W inverter. 48V gear is 35% lower retail price than 12V for same capacity as Mosfets are 1/4 the size.Using 3-4 Orions is back to old tech and these run around 85% efficiency. When hot , they degrade significantly. Scotty is price in AU$ at AU$1/watt, a little less per W than competitors. Scotty pts you into a different league of 240V power available. We can refer you to a Victron Dealer in UK if you have the budget. email to sales at Safiery dot com.
@@Safiery would it work with my Tesla battery? I am considering Orion because I can set the output voltage to 24.8V to suit my Tesla batteries.
If I am able to change the output voltage of scotty and be able to run it to charge my batteries directly I’ll be interested. I don’t want it to run through my inverter charger because that’s limited to 25A and I want to be able to get 80A charge at 24V.
@@Safiery have you every changed the 150A alternator in the new iveco to a 210A alternator? Did you also have to change the alternator positive wire also? Or is the current one big enough for the new alternator?