Beneteau Oceanis 46 — Solar System

For this sailboat, 4×175W flexible monocrystalline panels (total 700W) were mounted on the bimini top. Victron 100/50 MPPT controller, BMV-712 Smart shunt and Cerbo GX monitoring system were integrated. The existing service battery bank was kept as 220Ah AGM, but the infrastructure was built for future conversion to Lithium. On a sunny day, the system provides 4-5 kWh of daily production — this covers the entire daily consumption of the sailboat (refrigerator, lighting, autopilot, chart plotter). The owner can now live at anchor for 5 days without using generator or marina power.