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bighatnohorse
Explorer II
Jul 14, 2016

DC current pull from a 150 w inverter with 14 w load?

Here's the set up: A 150 watt inverter is being used to power a small 14 watt appliance. (The inverter is a Tripp Lite and claims a 90 percent efficiency.) How much 12 volt DC current will be requ...
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MrWizard
Moderator
Jul 15, 2016
Your 12v to 19v booster is still an inverter, just named something different
You have to cycle that DC to feed the transformer to raise the voltage
The difference being the output is regulated DC instead of regulated AC
You do skip one conversion stage so it is slightly more efficient
You only convert Up one time instead of up to 120 and then back down to 19

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