Blue Smart IP67 Charger 12/17 (1) (with Bluetooth)

Blue Smart IP67 charger

Ready for Bluetooth Smart

The Blue Smart IP67 charger is the wireless solution for monitoring voltage and current, adjusting settings and updating the charger
when new functions are available.
The range of functions of the IP67 charger is extended even further with Bluetooth, making it roughly equivalent to our IP22 and IP65 chargers.

Fully encased: waterproof, shockproof and fire-retardant.

Water, oil or dirt cannot damage the Blue Smart IP67 charger. The housing is made of cast aluminium and the electronics
are coated with resin.

Highest charging efficiency ever!

Setting a new industry standard: With an efficiency of at least 92 % or more, these chargers produce three to four times less
heat. What's more, once the battery is fully charged, power consumption drops to less than one watt, which is around five to ten times better than the industry standard.

Adaptive 5-stage charging algorithm: "Bulk" (constant current phase) - "Absorption" (constant voltage phase) - "Recondition"
(regeneration phase) - "Float" (charge maintenance voltage phase) - "Storage" (storage mode)

The Blue Smart charger is characterised by its microprocessor-controlled, "adaptive" battery management. "Adaptive" means that the charging process is automatically adapted to the type of battery utilisation.

Storage mode: Less maintenance and ageing when the battery is at rest.

Storage mode is always activated if the battery has not been discharged within 24 hours. In storage mode, the charge retention voltage is then reduced to 2.2 V/cell (13.2 V for a 24 V battery) in order to minimise gas development and corrosion on the positive plates. Once a week, the voltage is increased to the gassing voltage level. This provides a kind of equalising charge that prevents electrolyte stratification and sulphation - the two main causes of premature battery failure.

Also charges lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are charged with a simple - constant current phase - constant voltage phase - charge maintenance voltage phase
algorithm.

Recovery function for fully discharged batteries

Will initiate charging even if the battery has been discharged to zero volts.
Restores the connection to a fully discharged lithium-ion battery with integrated disconnect function.

Overheating protection

Can be used in a hot environment such as an engine room. The output current is reduced when the temperature rises up to 60 °C, but the charger does not fail.

Two LEDs for status indication

Yellow LED: Constant charge phase (flashes quickly); constant voltage phase (flashes slowly); float voltage phase (lights up); storage voltage phase (off).
Green LED: Switched on

VictronConnect

VictronConnect allows you to query live status information and configure all Victron products that either have a built-in Bluetooth function or are connected to a VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart Dongle.

Further information in the VictronConnect manual