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electrical:inverter [2019/03/13 15:35] frater_secessus [sharing power] |
electrical:inverter [2019/04/17 17:05] frater_secessus [Pure Sine Wave] |
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| + | ====== inverter chargers ====== | ||
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| + | An //inverter charger// performs several functions: | ||
| + | - invert 12v battery power to 120vac | ||
| + | - pass-through shore power when available | ||
| + | - some can bond shore and battery power to support heavy 120vac loads | ||
| + | - charge battery banks like a [[electrical: | ||
| + | They tend to be [[https:// | ||
| ====== Sizing your inverter ====== | ====== Sizing your inverter ====== | ||
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| Because higher voltage power has less losses over long wires, it may be most efficient to share power between RVs as 120v. The donor vehicle would invert to 120v, plug in an extension cord to their inverter and run it to the recipient. | Because higher voltage power has less losses over long wires, it may be most efficient to share power between RVs as 120v. The donor vehicle would invert to 120v, plug in an extension cord to their inverter and run it to the recipient. | ||
| - | ====== differences from shore power 12vac ====== | + | ====== differences from shore power 120vac |
| Inverters make 120vac in different way than [[electrical: | Inverters make 120vac in different way than [[electrical: | ||
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| > The situation gets more complicated when there' | > The situation gets more complicated when there' | ||
| - | > You can see that the neutral and ground wires [in shore power] are tied together at the panel. | + | > You can see that the neutral and ground wires [in shore power] are tied together at the panel. |
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| - | > In fact, the situation with an inverter is very similar to the 240 VAC circuit shown in that drawing, which has 2 120 VAC lines driven 180 degrees out of phase, i.e., " | + | |
| + | > In fact, the situation with an inverter is very similar to [a] 240 VAC circuit... which has 2 120 VAC lines driven 180 degrees out of phase, i.e., " | ||
electrical/inverter.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/20 22:18 by frater_secessus
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