Honda Generator
What Honda generator is the best one to get for my travel trailer? I would really only be using it to charge my batteries every other day.
Forum Discussion
Wayne Dohnal wrote:
I totally disagree with this explanation. For each generator, as its power output goes up its output voltage goes down. This causes the load to be shared based on the capability of the generator, not the absolute power level. With perfectly calibrated inverters each generator's output voltage will be the same at rated power, meaning each one will supply its rated power without the other one overloading. From user reports we know that the inverters do vary in their load-voltage curve, and even the equal-size generators don't always share the load equally. This applies just as much to matched generators as to different size generators. A Honda inverter generator has no knowledge of what the source of the parallel power is. As long as the load-voltage curve of the parallel source is compatible (and the frequency is correct), the generator is "happy".
If you ever used them then you would know that to be incorrect. They don't every limit wattage, they simply try to maintain output voltage. If the you have a 3000 and a 1000 paralleled and the demand is 2500w the 1000w will trip it's overload and the 3000w will take over and run as a single.
You said it yourself, they have no knowledge of the parallel source... that's the key. While the load may not be 50:50 it's not going to be a massive difference, a percent or two and not enough to let a 3000w put out 2500 and keep a 1000w at 1000w.
