Accuracy in Current Measurement

Shunt-based monitoring systems offer more precise data compared to simple voltage-based systems. Since voltage alone can fluctuate due to factors like temperature, using a shunt ensures that real-time current and energy usage are measured, which is critical for maintaining battery efficiency, especially in lithium batteries. Voltage based monitors provide a much lower level of accuracy.

Battery Management

In either lead acid or lithium battery systems, a shunt is essential for monitoring both charge and discharge. Without a shunt you will be blind to what energy usage is passing through your battery and a monitor will not provide an truly accurate understanding of the capacity of the battery, meaning that you could head off to bed with what you think is a full battery to awake to no power at all because there was something connected directly to battery and its energy usage was not being monitored.  It is critically important for systems where a CPAP or other medical device is connected directly to the battery to ensure a shunt is place in the circuit to provide a highly accurate understanding of the actual battery capacity. This accuracy is crucial for preserving the battery’s health and ensuring its longevity.

Integration into a Power Management System

An electrical shunt is a crucial device for accurate, real-time current measurement in power management systems. It plays an important role in battery management, helping prevent battery failure and enhancing the overall safety and efficiency of power systems. The new BMPRO PXShunt is a 500A shunt that is hard wired into your BMPRO Power management system that provides all this critical information either via the Odyssey app or wall mounted screen.

The new PXShunt give BMPRO systems the ability to add new features to the existing system such as the BMPRO PurePro Inverter to ensure you get that perfect Nespresso in the morning or BMPRO ProBoost40 to add more solar panels to your system.