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I am having problems with my inverter burning out and require some info,Solar Panel Inverter design  I have been told by a friend to disconect the solar panels from the bateries before turning on my inverter.Solar Panel Inverter design  Any comments

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This might be the case if you have very high voltages due to lack of a charge controller.  You should have a charge controller.

Solar Panel Inverter design I am having problems with my inverter burning out and require some info, I have been told by a friend to disconect the solar panels from the bateries before turning on my inverter. Solar Panel Inverter design Any comments

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Plot some varuious IV curves. Generally there would be 2 main causes of death… To much load on the inverter. To much voltage on the lo voltage side. measure Voltage before the inverter powers on (may be high – inverter go boom) measure Voltage during day with minimal load (may be high – inverter go boom). Add up the wattage of everything connected to it. Inverter could be overloaded (inverter go boom) Pay special attention to things that require lots of inital current to start up. This is not only anything with a motor in it but anything with a capasitor in it (which is most things). Especially fridges other motor devices, desktop computers / monitors etc. Some inverters just aren’t built to handle hard starting devices. (others are). Probably the ideal test load (with the exception of the appropriate resistor) would be a lightbulb (which is almost a (n ohmic) resistor). A 3rd cause of death would be if you connected the inverter to any equipment that concurrently was connected to an alternative power souce (especially mains – unless the inverter explisitly says its ok)

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Power-To-Go (I think) Brand, 1000W/2000W Peak…(or not…) Been using it on-off for 2 plus years,Solar Panel Inverter design  inlcuding several trips to Maine in the truck to run power tools while building a camp… So, it owes me nothing, but I’m still bummin… I guess based on a previous thread, I overloaded it, even though it has run this particular load many times, for many minutes each time… My shop vacc… Pulls about 75 amps from the battery once the surge is done (100 plus?). This time, turned on inverter, all fine, then vacc, got no oomph, then pops and sizzles that I could hear thru the muffs, over the sound of the radial saw (on mains power, not the inverter)… Now the overheat light is on and the fan runs even when the inverter is switched “off”, and all looks normal when the switch is “on”, but no A/C out… Any ideas?  Output MOSFETS toast?  Likely repairable? (and by whom?)…anyone have an address for Power-To-Go, or a reputable repair facility? Oh yeah, smells “funny” too…(burnt components…) I assumed that you could not “overload” destructively, as that is what the internal circuitry was for, yes?  No… I’ve been wrong/stupid/unlucky before… Thanks, pd

| Plot some varuious IV curves. | | Generally there would be 2 main causes of death… To much load on the | inverter. To much voltage on the lo voltage side. | | measure Voltage before the inverter powers on (may be high – inverter go | boom) | measure Voltage during day with minimal load (may be high – inverter go | boom). | Add up the wattage of everything connected to it. Inverter could be | overloaded (inverter go boom) Pay special attention to things that require | lots of inital current to start up. This is not only anything with a motor | in it but anything with a capasitor in it (which is most things). Especially | fridges other motor devices, desktop computers / monitors etc. Some | inverters just aren’t built to handle hard starting devices. (others are). | Probably the ideal test load (with the exception of the appropriate | resistor) would be a lightbulb (which is almost a (n ohmic) resistor). | | A 3rd cause of death would be if you connected the inverter to any equipment | that concurrently was connected to an alternative power souce (especially | mains – unless the inverter explisitly says its ok) | | | | | I am having problems with my inverter burning out and require some info, I | have been told by a friend to disconect the solar panels from the bateries | before turning on my inverter. Any comments Solar Panel Inverter design

Solar Panel Inverter design Any ideas?  Output MOSFETS toast?  Likely repairable? (and by whom?)…anyone have an address for Power-To-Go, or a reputable repair facility? Oh yeah, smells “funny” too…(burnt components…) I assumed that you could not “overload” destructively, as that is what the internal circuitry was for, yes?  No… I’ve been wrong/stupid/unlucky before… Thanks, pd | Plot some varuious IV curves. | | Generally there would be 2 main causes of death… To much load on the | inverter. To much voltage on the lo voltage side. | | measure Voltage before the inverter powers on (may be high – inverter go | boom) | measure Voltage during day with minimal load (may be high – inverter go | boom). | Add up the wattage of everything connected to it. Inverter could be | overloaded (inverter go boom) Pay special attention to things that require | lots of inital current to start up. This is not only anything with a motor | in it but anything with a capasitor in it (which is most things). Especially | fridges other motor devices, desktop computers / monitors etc. Some | inverters just aren’t built to handle hard starting devices. (others are). | Probably the ideal test load (with the exception of the appropriate | resistor) would be a lightbulb (which is almost a (n ohmic) resistor). | | A 3rd cause of death would be if you connected the inverter to any equipment | that concurrently was connected to an alternative power souce (especially | mains – unless the inverter explisitly says its ok) | | | | | I am having problems with my inverter burning out and require some info, I | have been told by a friend to disconect the solar panels from the bateries | before turning on my inverter.Solar Panel Inverter design

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i failed to mention druids and electricians, but they’re generally persnickedy and overpriced. doug againSolar Panel Inverter design. | | Add up the wattage of everything connected to it. Inverter could be | | overloaded (inverter go boom) Pay special attention to things that | require | | lots of inital current to start up. This is not only anything with a | motor | | in it but anything with a capasitor in it (which is most things). | Especially | | fridges other motor devices, desktop computers / monitors etc. Some | | inverters just aren’t built to handle hard starting devices. (others | are). | | Probably the ideal test load (with the exception of the appropriate | | resistor) would be a lightbulb (which is almost a (n ohmic) resistor). | | | | A 3rd cause of death would be if you connected the inverter to any | equipment | | that concurrently was connected to an alternative power souce | (especially | | mains – unless the inverter explisitly says its ok) | | | | | | | | | | I am having problems with my inverter burning out and require some | info, I | | have been told by a friend to disconect the solar panels from the | bateries | | before turning on my inverter. Any comments | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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How much wattage will a 12V battery give when sent through a inverter,Solar Panel Inverter design  to ac, is there any formula that will tell me this cheers Ray

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volts x amps = watts. how many watts is your inverter rated for? we will also talk about power factor….. — Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages – http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages – http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation – http://www.webconx.com/x10 (212) 894-3704 x3154 – voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. –

- Solar Panel Inverter design, but all of this material seems quite expensive, around 120dollars equivlant for a 12V car battery to 230V AC inverter, I was also looking a a “Rutland SR60 voltage regulator for the Rutland 503 wind charger, is this a essential item? It says in the magazine “for use with leisure batteries” can i take this is mean car batteries? How does the inverter connect to the battery? is it by the same clamp method as if you where jump starting a car? Can you have a battery charging and connected to a wind generator at the same time? For example could i be watching my portable tv, which has a input rating of 85watts off the inverter and the wind generator also connected to the battery to be recharging it simultaniously? How do i measure the power of my car battery?is a shunt controler essential? Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer my questions, as you probably have guessed by now im a newbie and I’m very apprecitative of all the help I am getting Regards -Ray – Solar Panel Inverter design. how many watts is your inverter rated for? we will also talk about power factor….. — Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages – http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages – http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation Solar Panel Inverter design. so you have a 200w inverter. 85 watts for the TV, plus a little for the inverter, lets say 100 watt load. how long do you want to run without a charger input? say 5 hours? that’s 500 wh. at 12 volts that’s almost 47 ah of battery power. for 50% DOD (depth of discharge) you’d want a 100 ah pack. a wind gennie (say an air 403 with built-in controller/charger) will charge your pack when the wind blows sufficiently. hmmm. forgot about discharging the pack at the C20 rate…. anyone else want to figure that, i’m brain fried at the moment. — Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy NewsletterSolar Panel Inverter design  its a 200W mains inverter that i am interested in buying, but all of this material seems quite expensive, around 120dollars equivlant for a 12V car battery to 230V AC inverter, I was also looking a a “Rutland SR60 voltage regulator for the Rutland 503 wind charger, is this a essential item? It says in the magazine “for use with leisure batteries” can i take this is mean car batteries? How does the inverter connect to the battery? is it by the same clamp method as if you where jump starting a car? Can you have a battery charging and connected to a wind generator at the same time? For example could i be watching my portable tv, which has a input rating of 85watts off the inverter and the wind generator also connected to the battery to be recharging it simultaniously? How do i measure the power of my car battery?is a shunt controler essential? Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer my questions, as you probably have guessed by now im a newbie and I’m very apprecitative of all the help I am getting Regards -Ray volts x amps = watts. how many watts is your inverter rated for? we will also talk about power factor….. — Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy NewsletterSolar Panel Inverter design

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