The Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A-50mV Bluetooth Battery Monitor (SHU050150050) from Nomadic Supply Company® provides precision battery monitoring with real-time voltage, current, and state-of-charge tracking.
The Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A Bluetooth Battery Monitor is an all in one battery monitor, only without a display. Your Phone acts as the display. The Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A Bluetooth Battery Monitor connects via Bluetooth to the VictronConnect App on your Phone (or tablet) and you can conveniently read out all monitored battery parameters, like state of charge, time to go, historical information and much more. Alternatively the Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A Bluetooth Battery Monitor can be connected and be read by a GX device. Connection to the SmartShunt is made via a VE.Direct cable.
The Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A Bluetooth Battery Monitor is a good alternative for a BMV battery monitor, especially for systems where battery monitoring is needed but less wiring and clutter is wanted.
The SmartShunt is equipped with Bluetooth, a VE.Direct port and a connection that can be used for: monitoring a second battery, midpoint monitoring or a temperature sensor.
Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A-50mV Bluetooth Battery Monitor (SHU050150050) Features:
- Built-In Bluetooth. Connects wirelessly to the VictronConnect smartphone app for monitoring state of charge, voltage, current, and power without a dedicated display.
- 500A Shunt Rating. High-precision 500-amp shunt provides accurate current measurement for battery banks of all sizes.
- All-in-One Battery Monitor. Tracks state of charge, time remaining, historical data, voltage, current, and power consumption through the app.
- VE.Direct Communication. Digital port connects to Victron GX devices for centralized system monitoring and data logging alongside solar, inverter, and charger data.
- Midpoint Voltage Monitoring. Additional input monitors midpoint voltage of series-connected battery banks to detect individual battery imbalances.
- No Display Required. Compact shunt-only design saves space and cost while providing full monitoring capabilities through your smartphone.
How does the Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A Bluetooth Battery Monitor work?
The main function of the SmartShunt is to follow and indicate the state of charge of a battery, to be able to know how much charge the battery contains and to prevent an unexpected total discharge. The SmartShunt continuously measures the current flow in and out of the battery. Integration of this current over time, if it was a fixed current, boils down to multiplying current and time and gives the net amount of Ah added or removed. For example: a discharge current of 10A for 2 hours will take 10 x 2 = 20Ah from the battery.
To complicate matters, the effective capacity of a battery depends on the rate of discharge, the Peukert
efficiency, and, to a lesser extent, the temperature. And to make things even more complicated: when charging a
battery more energy (Ah) has to be ‘pumped’ into the battery than can be retrieved during the next discharge. In
other words: the charge efficiency is less than 100%. The SmartShunt takes all these factors in consideration when calculating the state of charge.
Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A Bluetooth Battery Monitor Readout overview
The status screen of the SmartShunt displays an overview of important parameters:
• State of charge.
• Battery voltage.
• Battery current.
• Power.
• Aux input reading (starter battery, midpoint or temperature).
Victron Energy SmartShunt 500A-50mV Bluetooth Battery Monitor (SHU050150050) Documents:
BMV Battery Monitor & SmartShunt Manual (Ed. 3)
BMV Battery Monitor & SmartShunt Manual (Ed. 2)
BMV Battery Monitor & SmartShunt Manual
