Boat electrics & charging

Keep track of batteries and tanks with a modern PICO system monitor. Find out how to manage your on-board resources efficiently in our system monitoring guide.

A shore power connection on board ensures convenience and independence in the harbour. Whether for charging batteries, operating electrical appliances or lighting - a retrofitted system offers many advantages. But what is needed and what are the key considerations for the installation? From choosing the right technology to installation - our guide explains step by step how to add shore power connection to your boat. This makes installation simple, safe and standard-compliant.

Without a power source, life can be difficult on board a boat or yacht. But which marine battery is best suited for which use? Find out about the differences between the various battery types on the market and how they are used and charged correctly in our guide to marine batteries. The guide also includes a helpful boat battery test.

Thinking about the future and want a greener solution to your energy on board? Our SVB experts explain how to use solar energy on your boat and help you find the right system for your vessel.

This FAQ page contains answers to the most frequently asked questions about LiFePOS4 batteries and how they are used on boats and yachts. Our SVB technical experts tell you what you need to know about installation, maintenance and safety requirements, battery management system (BMS), charging and discharging as well as monitoring of LiFePO4 batteries.

The lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePO4 battery) or LFP battery, is currently the best in the battery sector. A basic distinction is made between conventional lithium-ion batteries and the newer generation of batteries, lithium iron phosphate batteries. The terms lithium-ion battery and lithium iron phosphate battery are often used interchangeably in everyday language. However, this generalisation is not correct when comparing the two types of battery directly and with regard to their chemical and technical structure. Both battery types have decisive differences. In this guide, we explain what these are in detail, which battery type has which advantages and many other details, especially about lithium iron phosphate batteries.