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--- electrical:inverter [2023/09/25 19:58]
frater_secessus [inverter chargers]
+++ electrical:inverter [2024/04/04 01:23]
frater_secessus [MSW and electronics] timwarren
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 AC-only items will require an inverter.  [[electrical:12v:wallwart|Devices that run off a "wall wart" adapter]] almost never require an inverter.
+===== efficiency =====
+Inverting from DC to your local shore power spec will necessarily incur losses.  These might be 10-30%, depending on the inverter, the inverter's efficiency spec, etc.  In the absence of hard information you might use 20% losses as a rule of thumb.  This means it will require 20% more power to run your load than the rating spec.
+w * 0.8 efficiency = 60w demanded from the system
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   * In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wimTJw_Gpgk|an apples-to-apples comparison]] knurlgnar24 found a microwave to run 10% less efficiently and at 20% less power on MSW.
+Also see [[https://www.reddit.com/r/diySolar/comments/yyd20a/pure_sine_wave_inverters_what_is_real_and_what_is/ix136m7/|this technical post]] on the topic by therealtimewarren.
 ===== Pure Sine Wave =====

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