AZ1000
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ARCO’s Zeus is the only high-energy external alternator regulator to feature Bluetooth (no additional equipment required) and a native app (on IOS and Android) allowing for easy installation and configuration. With its intuitive interface, you have access to information on your system that you never had before. This information allows you to regulate your system and optimize your battery charge and alternator output resulting in a safer experience while protecting your energy system investment.
Zeus is the only alternator regulator that can read 2 shunts at a time (the battery shunt and alternator shunt). This feature enables Zeus to react to inputs from the battery current/temperature and alternator current/temperature.
Through the ARCO Zeus application, you are in good hands as your data is automatically logged and can be shared with your technician to troubleshoot your system when remote. You can even import your remote technician’s configurations.
Zeus optimizes battery charges for 12-48 volt systems. Whether you are using Lithium (LiFePo4) batteries to lead-acid Deep Cycle batteries, Zeus has you covered with its pre-set battery libraries and configurable menus to optimize your charging profiles. Zeus manages a complex set of inputs by giving you easy to understand options.
Zeus also takes into consideration the power of your engine and allows you to configure the alternator’s power take off from the engine by managing the field, or duty. An advanced feature of Zeus is that it can turn your engine into a dedicated generator with a press of the button, whereby it focuses the alternator’s performance to the creation of energy in replenishing your battery bank quickly.
Consistent with Zeus’ ease of use, Zeus is the only alternator regulator on the market that comes with alternator/battery harnesses and 2 thermistor harnesses, without an additional charge, saving users money and time from sourcing harnesses.
ARCO Zeus App
Yes, ARCO Zeus is compatible and integrations with Victron systems.
The installation is simple. Once your wiring is complete, download the ARCO Zeus app, connect to Zeus via secure Bluetooth and finish the installation process without wires or other tools.
Yes, Zeus is agnostic when it comes to which alternator it will work with.
You will need information on your battery and your alternator. Most batteries have all of the information you need on their label. For the required alternator information, you may need to visit the manufacturer’s website, contact the manufacturer or your technician.
When charging there will be voltage loss/drop on the positive and negative wires between the alternator and the battery. Zeus features positive & negative volt sensing leads, something stock alternators do not have. These wires directly monitor battery voltage, at the battery terminals, so the regulator can compensate for the voltage drop in the output wiring. Volt sensing is a critical component of Zeus.
ARCO Zeus has an alternator temp sensor that will modify the field current to let the alternator cool and keep it to a safe temp. Charging at idle can generate a lot of heat in factory alternators because the alternator is cooled by a fan and at low RPM you have low air flow.
ARCO Zeus can be fully custom programmed, via an easy to use app on your phone and set to whatever voltage and duration you need.
You calculate your pulley ratio by dividing the diameter of your crankshaft pulley by the diameter of the alternator pulley. For example, A 4”-inch crank pulley with a 2 inch alternator pulley will yield a 2:1 pulley ratio. (4 divided by 2 = 2:1) This means that the alternator will be spinning 2 times the engine RPM. In other words at 2000 engine RPM your alternator will be spinning at 4000 RPM.
ARCO Zeus can be fully custom programmed for your specific batteries.
Absolutely, and every parameter from max alt temp to absorption voltage, float voltage and the duration of each stage is fully programmable to your needs.
Yes, there are two configurations that could come into play. The first is if you have a pre-existing installation, meaning a Cerbo with other devices. The other is if you only have a Cerbo and Zeus.
For Pre-existing Setup:
Parts:
- 1x Ethernet Cable
Instructions:
Connect Zeus to the Cerbo via a standard Cat6 ethernet cable using the VE.Can socket.
For Cerbo and Zeus only:
Parts:
- 1x Ethernet Cable
- 1x Ethernet Network Termination Resistor Plug (Blue ethernet plug that comes with the Cerbo)
- 1x NMEA Network Termination Resistor Plug
Instructions:
- Install the Cerbo Network Termination plug into one of the open VE.Can network sockets.
- Install the NMEA Network Termination plug onto Zeus via the NMEA 2000 port.
- Connect Zeus to the Cerbo via a standard Cat6 ethernet cable using the VE.Can socket.
| Connections | |
| Bluetooth | Yes (Password Protected) |
| 2 Feature-in ports | To physically control user selectable options |
| 1 Feature-out ports | For lamp or control relay for multiple user options |
| RJ45 | Yes |
| NMEA 2000 | Yes |
| 2 CAN connections | Yes |
| Dedicated Signal Wire | To disable charging from an external source such as BMS |
| Management | Native Application built and managed by ARCO allows users to wirelessly install, monitor, system diagnose, and adjust settings. |
| System Voltage | 12V, 24V, 36V, 48V |
| State of Charge |
Yes (SOC) |
| CE mark | Yes |
| Generator Mode™ | While in neutral and using less fuel, the alternator will maximize the engine’s power and put 100% of the field into charging batteries. |
| P-Type (B-Circuit) and N-Type (A-Circuit) Compatible | Yes, with wiring harness included. |
| Waterproof |
Yes, IP 66/67 rating. |
| Regulator Optimization | Only alternator regulator that measures and reacts to inputs from the Battery current and temperature and the Alternator current and temperature. |
| Consistent Performance | Operates at maximum performance within safety limits set by the user - Once the battery bank is full, it will continue to maintain and supply house loads while maintaining the full capacity of the battery bank. |
| Included | Zeus High Energy Alternator Regulator, battery wiring harness, alternator wiring harness, 2 thermistors. |
| Enclosure Dimensions |
Without antenna: 8.2" x 5.9" x 2.4" With antenna: 8.2" x 7.5" x 2.4" |
| Warranty | 2 Years |
| Weight |
1.7 lb. |
