Your guide to smart, optimal, self-sufficient energy.
Your guide to smart, optimal, self-sufficient energy.
To find the proper wire and fuse (or circuit breaker) sizes for your 3000 Watt inverter, you’ll need to calculate the maximum amp draw of the inverter. This maximum amp draw will generally depend on 2 factors: The efficiency of your inverter. The lowest battery voltage at which…
The amount of current (Amps) that a 1500 Watt inverter draws will mainly depend on the voltage of the battery bank (12V, 24V, or 48V), and the power usage (Watts) of the AC load. However, the wires and over-current protection devices (fuses and circuit breakers) used for the…
The maximum amount of Current (Amps) that a 2000 watt inverter is capable of drawing from the battery will mainly depend on 2 factors: The conversion efficiency of the inverter The voltage rating of the battery bank And in order to size the wires and the fuse (or…
In this article, I discuss the amount of Current (Amps) that a 1000 Watt inverter is capable of pulling from the battery and explain how to use the voltage of your battery bank and the efficiency of your inverter to determine this amount of current. I also discuss…
The size of the fuse that you use between your battery and inverter will depend on: The amount of current (Amps) that you’d like the inverter to be able to pull from the battery. The amount of current that the wire between your inverter and battery can safely…
The size of the inverter that you need will mainly depend on 2 factors: The power usage and type of appliances you’re trying to run on the inverter. The specs of your battery bank. In this article, I explain how these factors come into play, and I discuss…
The size of the inverter you need to run a TV depends on the amount of power that the TV uses, which itself, depends on the size and type of the TV. For example, will a 400-watt inverter run a tv? Yes, a 400-watt inverter can probably run…
The amount of solar power that you need to run an 8000 BTU will mainly depend on the energy consumption of the AC unit, which itself depends on other factors such as run time and temperature. However, solar panels are not the only things that you need. A…
The main rating of an inverter is its Continuous Power (in Watts), but with appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, pumps, or any device with a motor, the continuous power of an inverter is not the only rating that matters. In this article, I’ll explain in detail the…
In this article, I break down the process of sizing an inverter that can run a 5000 BTU air conditioner efficiently. In doing so, I will talk about things like the wattage of these air conditioners, their surge power, and the efficiency of inverters. I will also answer…
