The iBMS - Connect with your Battery and take it to the next (safety) level!

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Today we are having a look at the extraordinary iBMS, a small electronic board which takes over the communication to your inverter. It sits between the BMS and the inverter and acts as an additional safety layer for the BMS and battery. The iBMS is a successor of the legendary Peter-Board and comes now with a sh*t ton of features. SOC Accuracy: the iBMS can now talk to a Victron Smart Shunt, in fact to several Smart Shunts if your batteries are in different locations. This gives you finally the best and most precise SOC for all your connected batteries. The best thing: you don't need to own a Victron System and it works with many popular inverter and BMS brands out there. Higher Safety: The iBMS also monitors your BMS, reads all data from it and displays them on a neat website. In case something goes wrong, it reports this to the inverter, which will then slow down charging or even stop altogether. If your BMS is faulty or does not work correctly, the iBMS has you covered and will stop the inverter from charging or discharging. New Features: Many new features have made it into the new iBMS. For example, the 'Slow Charge' where you can slow down charging at the end of the cycle to give the balancer more time to equalise the cells of your batterie. This is ideal for users with small passive balancers. Chapters: 1:38 Battery Communication - Why it is important 2:22 A second safety layer 5:05 The iBMS is here 8:11 Multiple Shunt Support 10:32 Why a Smart Shunt? 12:46 SOC all over the place? 13:48 Precise charge algorithm for your BMS (almost any...) 15:22 The iBMS hardware and connectors 16:47 iBMS Specs and electrical features 19:35 How many iBMS do you need? 22:17 Easy 3-step Setup 24:42 Old JK-BMS to iBMS connection 28:15 Free iBMS Case!!! 🤭 29:22 Battery data through the iBMS 30:16 How the iBMS safety settings work 35:22 Charging Algorithm and Slow Charge feature 40:53 Verdict and summary The iBMS-Shop: https://shop.jamestronics.com/ Victron Energy Smart Shunt (300A - 2000A) https://off-grid-garage.com/battery-accessories/ Solar Meter: https://off-grid-garage.com/measurement-tools-and-analisers/ CANABLE USB-CAN Adapter. This device is a great alternative to the usual CAN-Hats for a Raspberry Pi to connect to CAN devices. This adapter is plug'n play under Venus OS and does not require any additional code and works out of the box even with a Cerbo: https://off-grid-garage.com/bms-communication/ The iBMS Case in Tinkercad: https://www.tinkercad.com/ (I think you need to be logged in to find the iBMS box, I made. Just search for iBMS and you will find it.) Please subscribe and join me on my journey of the Off-Grid Garage! Your great support is much appreciated! Thank you very much. Buy me a Beer🍻: https://off-grid-garage.com or a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jqtgwc3mp3 You can also click on the Thanks button under the video to support the channel. Become a Channel Member (and receive additional content from time to time): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSv0QdWrddSghKQ9gXDT7pQ/join 👇👇👇 These are the batteries you are looking for 👇👇👇 🔋➡NEW EVE MB30/MB31 with 306Ah/314Ah: https://off-grid-garage.com/batteries/ 🌞➡Solar charge Controllers, Inverters and accessories: https://off-grid-garage.com/solar-charge-controller/ 🔧➡Tools, Analysers and Testers: https://off-grid-garage.com/equipment/ 📈➡ Battery Tests and Results: https://off-grid-garage.com/battery-data/ 🔌➡Batteries, charger and accessories: https://off-grid-garage.com/batteries-3/ ⚡➡Cables, Inverters and Electronics: https://off-grid-garage.com/electronics/ T-Shirts, caps, mugs and more in our merch-shop: https://off-grid-garage.com/merch Get your Jakiper 'Jaki' Batteries from the local NSW warehouse with short delivery times. Batteries with great value and quality. Check out my website for reviews and discounts: https://off-grid-garage.com/li-ion-batteries/ or find out more directly on the Jakiper Australia website: https://aujakiperbattery.com/?ref=ogga Sponsors: @powerwall YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@powerwall Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/orientpowerbattery Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orientpowerbattery -- Here is my Tesla referral link, if you want to buy any Tesla accessories or even order a vehicle (get $350 off a new vehicle!). This is a great way to support my channel. Thanks a lot, to everyone who have used it so far 🙏 https://www.tesla.com/en_au/referral/stefan96963 Music for Creators: https://share.uppbeat.io/hhkbmufrd7ir My other (German) YouTube channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/OffGridGarageAustralia/channels Please don't leave any links in your reply. YouTube will not publish your comment in this case. Please do not send me any emails. I'm receiving far too many and I'm unable to read or even reply to them. Consider leaving your questions under the videos so the community can help you out.