{"id":16707,"date":"2019-06-18T08:51:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T06:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=16707"},"modified":"2024-09-16T17:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T15:14:43","slug":"the-victron-van-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/18\/the-victron-van-install\/","title":{"rendered":"The Victron Van install"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed these great videos and wiring schematics, we thought they deserved a blog post in their own right.<\/p>\n<h2>Victron Van &#8211; Video build episodes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Episode 1 &#8211; Solar: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YW_xDerTycQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/YW_xDerTycQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Episode 2 &#8211; Alternator: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vCOJ3nBFpIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/vCOJ3nBFpIM<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Episode 3 &#8211; Mains Electricity: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TDSzfmHHjsA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/TDSzfmHHjsA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Episode 4 &#8211; Color Control &amp; Battery Monitor: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2PyMIndbz6w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2PyMIndbz6w<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Outline Diagrams &amp; Wiring Schematics for the Victron Van<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_15917\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/04\/2525-van-overall-idea_99269665.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15917\" class=\"wp-image-15917 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/04\/2525-van-overall-idea_99269665-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/04\/2525-van-overall-idea_99269665-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/04\/2525-van-overall-idea_99269665-690x388.png 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/04\/2525-van-overall-idea_99269665-730x411.png 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/04\/2525-van-overall-idea_99269665-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/04\/2525-van-overall-idea_99269665-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outline layout diagram &#8211; Click to enlarge image or see the Full Wiring Schematic PDF below.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Outline Diagrams of the install<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/upload\/documents\/SLD-Lucians-Victron-Van-Automotive-Solar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Solar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/upload\/documents\/SLD-Lucians-Victron-Van-Automotive-Alternator.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Alternator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/upload\/documents\/SLD-Lucians-Victron-Van-Automotive-Full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Full layout<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Wiring Schematics of the install<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/upload\/documents\/DS-Lucians-Victron-Van-Automotive-Solar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Solar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/upload\/documents\/DS-Lucians-Victron-Van-Automotive-Alternator.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Alternator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/upload\/documents\/DS-Lucians-Victron-Van-Automotive-Multi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Grid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/upload\/documents\/DS-Lucians-Victron-Van-Automotive-Full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Full Wiring Schematic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_16722\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Who-needs-a-mains-plug_104520552.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16722\" class=\"wp-image-16722 size-blogpost-single\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Who-needs-a-mains-plug_104520552-750x501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Who-needs-a-mains-plug_104520552-750x501.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Who-needs-a-mains-plug_104520552.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Who-needs-a-mains-plug_104520552-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Who-needs-a-mains-plug_104520552-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Who-needs-a-mains-plug_104520552-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who needs a mains plug \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16715\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/IMG_9776_104518330.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16715\" class=\"wp-image-16715 size-blogpost-single\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/IMG_9776_104518330-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/IMG_9776_104518330-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/IMG_9776_104518330-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/IMG_9776_104518330-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/IMG_9776_104518330-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/IMG_9776_104518330-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Total Control with Victron&#8217;s CCGX<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>I think these videos by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journeywithjono.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jono<\/a> (our video guy) do a great job of showing what can be achieved in a compact and mobile automotive application. Inspiration and system design for the VW Victron Van goes to Victron Energy Sales Manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/30\/victron-energy-people-who-is-lucian-popescu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lucian Popescu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more Victron videos check out the video section in <a href=\"https:\/\/professional.victronenergy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Victron Professional<\/a> or go direct to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/VictronEnergyBV\/\" target=\"_blank\">Victron YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>John Rushworth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Victron Van is an installation comprising the following Victron Energy products, with videos and schematics to show how they all fit together: a MultiPlus Compact with occasional grid connection, Isolation Transformer, VE.Bus BMS Mains detector, Battery Protects, Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter, MPPT Solar charge controllers, Solar panels, VE.Bus BMS, a LiFePO4 battery with Smart Battery Sense, Color Control GX, GX GSM and a BMV-712 Smart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[149],"class_list":["post-16707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-automotive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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