Air conditioning on a small generator
A typical 13500 RV roof unit draws around 13.5 running amps with approximately 70 'locked rotor amps' in the first second. This is what prevents their ability to run on a small 2000 watt generator. ...
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Generally these systems use a three-phasse induction motor controlled by a variable frequency drive. The variable frequency drive is a form of an inverter; both the output voltage and frequency are modulated together. Thus, it's a variable speed compressor driven by an inverter circuit.
These sorts of drives are used in many industrial applications and some other consumer appliances, like front-loading washing machines and variable speed equipment cooling fans.
These sorts of drives are used in many industrial applications and some other consumer appliances, like front-loading washing machines and variable speed equipment cooling fans.
