Examples of DC power sources that can
be monitored with the DCM100 include batteries, alternators, solar
panels, and wind generators. The DCM100 can also be used to
monitor DC loads like inverters, windlasses, DC refrigerators, or any
DC branch circuit. When the DCM100 is used to monitor batteries,
sophisticated circuitry and software algorithms monitor battery
temperature, load current, charging current and terminal voltage
to precisely compute battery state of charge, state of health, and
time remaining. To measure current, the DCM100 uses an included
state-of-the-art Hall effect current sensor which simply slips over
the wire – you don’t have to break connections or install connectors
as you do with inline shunts used by other solutions. Best of all,
the DCM100 is NMEA 2000® certified so you can view any and all
DC information anywhere on the vessel using a compatible NMEA
2000® display. The DCM100 is a key component of Maretron’s
N2KView® vessel monitoring and control system.
- Battery Voltage
- Battery Current
- Ripple Voltage
- Battery Case Temperature
- State of Charge
- Time Remaining
- Charge Efficiency Factor
