Home brew hybred inverter generator set up
Home Depot had the tiny Sportsman 800/1000w inverter generator on sale for $157 right before I left Denver. Normally I'd stick to one of the big three but at that price I took the chance. I broke it i...
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Of course, but here we have two extra conversions. It adds some wear and tear to inverter and converter, and the Genny has to make up the minimum 30% losses to conversion.
BUt it works.
My point is it would be great to bypass the converter powering the inverter after it gets going.
Hard start capacitor perhaps?? Outside my comfort zone.
How to get this AC to start on a small generator without overloading it? We now know it, powering a converter, powering an inverter works as the batteries powering inverter become the buffer to handle the start up surge.
How about a way to make it handle the start up surge where no converter or inverter or battery need be used, and possibly eliminate 30 to 40% of conversion inefficiencies?
Less gas consume, less heat generated, less wear and tear on Inverter and converter and possibly battery.
I don't know if this is possible, or worth the effort if it is, but I can't be the only one curious about why it might be possible, or why it is not.
Worthy of discussion?
BUt it works.
My point is it would be great to bypass the converter powering the inverter after it gets going.
Hard start capacitor perhaps?? Outside my comfort zone.
How to get this AC to start on a small generator without overloading it? We now know it, powering a converter, powering an inverter works as the batteries powering inverter become the buffer to handle the start up surge.
How about a way to make it handle the start up surge where no converter or inverter or battery need be used, and possibly eliminate 30 to 40% of conversion inefficiencies?
Less gas consume, less heat generated, less wear and tear on Inverter and converter and possibly battery.
I don't know if this is possible, or worth the effort if it is, but I can't be the only one curious about why it might be possible, or why it is not.
Worthy of discussion?
