Sale of Inverter Meters and Sensors for Boat
Searching for meters and sensors for inverters and other yacht electrical equipment? Or do you need navigation sensors? In this section, you can select any of these important elements for monitoring various parameters of the vessel, which will ensure safe yachting for yourself, the crew and your guests.
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Meters and sensors for boats and yachts are extremely necessary equipment that is used to monitor various parameters of the vessel. Among them are indicators for electrical equipment, sensors for chargers of all types of batteries, including solar, fuel level sensors, tachometers, hour meters, etc.
All these and many other measuring instruments and indicators are an integral part of the control system that helps captains and crews effectively manage the vessel and monitor its condition on the water.
Types of Meters and Sensors
Modern navigation equipment for yachts is no longer limited to a compass, paper charts and sextant. Today it is a complex system that includes global positioning systems (GPS), radar, AIS, electronic marine charts, and mobile navigation applications. All these navigation equipment and measuring tools should be in front of the skipper's eyes, but you understand that no instrument panel will be enough for this.
The same applies to the power equipment of the yacht. If before the era of electricity, sailors were limited to mechanical energy and wind energy, now sailboats cannot do without electrical devices. This is what a not-so-complicated power supply system on a modern yacht might look like.
Constant monitoring of each of these devices is required, but it is impossible to assign a crew member to each of them. Of course, to monitor the operation of an electric motor, inverter, and batteries (including solar), more rational methods are used.
Thanks to the wide variety of meters and sensors, one skipper is enough to control all the electrical and navigation equipment of a small boat.
Types of sensors are classified according to their purpose. As we have already found out above, most of them are divided into two types, which are designed to reflect the operation and condition of navigation and electrical equipment. These devices are essential components for the safe and efficient operation of your boat or yacht.
For example, a voltmeter is designed to measure the voltage in a boat's electrical system, allowing you to monitor the health of onboard electrical devices and prevent potential power problems.
Nowadays more complex equipment is being produced to control the yacht's energy system. For example, a wireless sensor designed for Victron MPPT solar chargers provides accurate monitoring of battery voltage and temperature. It improves charging efficiency and extends battery life by ensuring optimal charging conditions.
By measuring voltage directly at the battery terminals, the sensor eliminates errors caused by voltage loss due to cable resistance and provides an accurate charging voltage. For lead batteries, temperature data is used to adjust charging voltage based on environmental conditions, and for lithium batteries, charging is disabled at very low temperatures to prevent cell damage.
Energy meters from the same manufacturer not only measure power and improve the management of photovoltaic inverters and AC loads. They also optimize network import/export in storage systems, and, in addition to measuring power, they monitor the energy consumption of the entire application in the distribution box. Such comprehensive monitoring increases the level of control and efficiency of energy management systems, in this case - solar.
Some of the ship's measuring instruments reflect its speed characteristics - these are speedometers with various additional functions.
The fuel level sensor helps the captain and crew monitor the amount of fuel in the fuel tank, which ensures safe and efficient operation of the vessel. This is especially important on long sea voyages where access to fuel stations may be limited.
An hour meter on a yacht or boat plays an important role in monitoring the amount of time the boat's engine has been running. This allows owners and captains to monitor overall engine operating time and accurately determine intervals for routine maintenance and parts replacement. This data helps maintain engine efficiency and reliability, which is important for safe, long-term boat operation.
GPS speedometer provides information about the vessel's current speed and location using GPS technology. This allows the captain to effectively control traffic and monitor safety on the water.
There are also sensors that show the activity of equipment that is neither navigational nor electrical, but also requires constant or temporary monitoring, preferably at a distance from objects, such as a fresh water level sensor in tanks or an anchor chain meter. So we can distinguish two more types of sensors - for monitoring the condition of the household and mechanical equipment of the yacht.
You should be aware that certain types of navigation equipment are required to be carried on board by any vessel in accordance with international maritime law. As for electrical equipment, its choice is dictated by safety rules, which owners and skippers are also required to comply with. Therefore, some of the measuring instruments and instruments on your helm or electrical panel must be present.
How to Choose a Sensor
The parameters for choosing measuring instruments and tools for a yacht directly depend on what equipment is installed on the vessel. The ideal choice is detectors and meters from the same manufacturer as the installed navigation, electrical, mechanical, household and other equipment.
Purchase of meters must take into account the compatibility of the selected device with the equipment already installed on the yacht.
Marketplace is pleased to announce great news to its customers from its important suppliers Victron Energy and Raymarine. Victron GX devices now integrate with Raymarine multifunction displays. This is a winning combination for many boat owners. Raymarine chartplotters now display data from all of meters and electrical equipment sensors from Victron Energy, namely:
- energy meters;
- universal battery monitors;
- built-in battery monitors;
- Victron MPPT solar chargers;
- AC sensors;
- temperature sensors;
- current transformers for the implementation of PowerControl, etc.
topRik marketplace features a wide range of products from both of these renowned marine equipment manufacturers. So, if you have a Raymarine display installed in your helm station, you can confidently equip your yacht with Victron Energy electrical equipment, displaying the sensors of these devices on the control panel. And vice versa - if the yacht is equipped with Victron electrical equipment, you can rest assured when choosing a Raymarine chartplotter - all data from the measuring instruments and sensors that record the status of the yacht's equipment will be correctly processed and displayed on the screen.
The dashboard of a yacht is, in fact, the electronic brain of the vessel, on the correct operation of which the functioning of all its systems depends. Onboard instruments reflect the current state of the vessel, allow it to be controlled and warn of danger.
The onboard console contains control systems for the engine, thruster, windshield wipers and other ship equipment, as well as indicators, gauges, switches, radio and navigation. Any errors in the operation of ship's instruments can lead to an incorrect interpretation of the state of the vessel or the situation in the water area, and as a result, to unpleasant incidents.
When assembling the dashboard yourself, give preference to reliable and proven brands. Remember that only a tandem of high-quality equipment and components will ensure the correct operation of all systems.
This section of the topRik marketplace presents a wide selection of meters, sensors and indicators for electrical equipment from the Victron Energy brand, well-known among yachtsmen. Victron instruments allow you to monitor and control all major vessel functions related to the use of electricity.
All issues related to navigation equipment and its control can be resolved with the help of products from Raymarine, Garmin, Lowrance, Furuno and other world-class manufacturers represented in the marketplace. Their navigation equipment is accompanied by a significant assortment of monitoring sensors and meters, capable of reflecting the activity and condition of almost all of the yacht’s navigation equipment.
In addition to marine displays with chartplotter, radar and sonar capabilities, Raymarine, like the other renowned marine equipment manufacturers mentioned, have developed a range of meters and tools to display navigational instrument activity.
topRik experts will help you assemble your yacht's helm and electrical panels at an affordable cost and with as much information as possible about the condition of your boat's equipment and systems. A properly assembled dashboard is a guarantee of safety during the navigation season.