Victron Energy Inverter Smart 1600VA, 12/1600 and 24/1600 230V12V or 24V 1600VA sine-wave inverter with Bluetooth

Overview

This listing offers the 1600VA Inverter Smart in two versions: 12/1600 (PIN122161000) for 12V banks and 24/1600 (PIN242161000) for 24V. Both deliver 1300W continuous at 25°C, 1200W at 40°C and 3000W peak, in a 12kg case of 485×219×125mm. Efficiency reaches 92% on 12V and 94% on 24V; ECO mode cuts no-load draw to 0.6W or 1.3W. Victron's manual pairs the 12V model with 300–800Ah of battery, 70mm² cable and a 250A fuse, the 24V model with 150–400Ah and 125A.

• 1600VA to 5000VA continuous at 25°C
• Full bridge and toroidal transformer, peaks up to 10000W
• Built-in Bluetooth plus VE.Direct port
• ECO mode with adjustable wake-up and shutdown power
• Programmable relay and two-pole remote on/off connector
• Single units only: no parallel or three-phase operation

How it works

The Inverter Smart turns the DC of a 12V, 24V or 48V battery bank into a 230V sine wave, adjustable from 210V to 245V at 50Hz or 60Hz. Victron uses a full-bridge stage with a toroidal transformer, which gives the surge capacity needed by motors, LED drivers, halogen lamps and power tools. The unit is short-circuit proof and shuts down on overload, battery voltage too high or too low, overheating, 230V fed back to its output and excessive DC ripple, restarting automatically within set limits.

In ECO mode the inverter drops to a search state when the load falls below the shutdown level (default 50VA) and pulses the output every 3s to look for a load above the wake-up level (default 60VA); Victron quotes about 85% lower no-load consumption. Low-battery shutdown, restart and charge-detect voltages are adjustable, and an optional dynamic cut-off lowers the shutdown voltage as discharge current rises, which mainly benefits OPzS, OPzV, gel and AGM banks.

Installation and compatibility

The inverter hangs on the supplied wall bracket in vertical position; horizontal mounting is allowed but cools less well. It needs a dry, ventilated place close to the battery, never directly above it, with 10cm free all round. There is no internal DC fuse: the manual gives an external fuse, cable section and battery capacity for every model, for example 60A, 16mm² and 75–200Ah for the 48/1600, or 400A and 400–1200Ah for the 12/3000. Battery bolts are M8, tightened to 11Nm at most.

The AC neutral is bonded to the chassis at the factory, so a residual current device on the output works; the link can be moved for a floating output. The chassis earth conductor must be at least half the battery cable section. Units cannot run in parallel or three-phase. To switch loads to shore power or a generator Victron points to the Filax2 transfer switch or to an inverter/charger. The remote connector accepts a switch, an ignition signal or a lithium BMS.

Monitoring and settings

Every setting is made in the VictronConnect app over the built-in Bluetooth, or through the VE.Direct port with a VE.Direct to USB interface: output voltage and frequency, ECO levels and search interval, low-battery thresholds, dynamic cut-off curves and relay mode (inverter, alarm, low battery, fan or off), plus firmware updates. With a VE.Direct cable the inverter appears on a Cerbo GX or other GX device, or on a GlobalLink 520, for remote monitoring in the VRM portal. The Inverter Control VE.Direct panel adds a wired on/off switch.

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