Is there a quiet NON inverter generator?
I haven't found one, searching other sites. For those out of the loop, I decided on a generator, not solar, due to pit bull attack on my cat that ate up all the time (and most of the money) I had t...
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NO generator is MSW..well maybe Hondas first inverter generator sold in japan many years ago
generators are either Synchronous ( engine running at fixed RPM to maintain 60Hz )
or Inverter type (engine running at variable speed as needed..engine powers high voltage alternator..alternator send high voltage to inverter module which creates 120v 60Hz) they do NOT operate from batteries,,can NOT be connected to batteries.. Inverter is the way the power is produced internally..the engine and high voltage alternator take the place of a large high voltage battery bank around 400vdc rectified from around 12000 HZ ac
Inverter types are usually all enclosed in a housing
its the low power low run speed and the noise quieting housing that makes them quieter, until you run them at full load..then they are not as quiet
example Onan RV generators are Synchronous but they are enclosed, so they are quieter than their open frame counter parts
utility company for your house comes from turbines driven by water or steam
they are in essence Synchronous generators
there are some cheap small open frame synchronous generators that have a pretty ugly wave form when viewed on an Oscilloscope, but that is because of the cheap way they do the voltage regulation
champion and other Mfg use electronic automatic voltage regulation, that works the same way as Onan , Genirac and other quality MFG, the output is controlled by the field voltage controlled by the regulator
welcome to portable generators 101
generators are either Synchronous ( engine running at fixed RPM to maintain 60Hz )
or Inverter type (engine running at variable speed as needed..engine powers high voltage alternator..alternator send high voltage to inverter module which creates 120v 60Hz) they do NOT operate from batteries,,can NOT be connected to batteries.. Inverter is the way the power is produced internally..the engine and high voltage alternator take the place of a large high voltage battery bank around 400vdc rectified from around 12000 HZ ac
Inverter types are usually all enclosed in a housing
its the low power low run speed and the noise quieting housing that makes them quieter, until you run them at full load..then they are not as quiet
example Onan RV generators are Synchronous but they are enclosed, so they are quieter than their open frame counter parts
utility company for your house comes from turbines driven by water or steam
they are in essence Synchronous generators
there are some cheap small open frame synchronous generators that have a pretty ugly wave form when viewed on an Oscilloscope, but that is because of the cheap way they do the voltage regulation
champion and other Mfg use electronic automatic voltage regulation, that works the same way as Onan , Genirac and other quality MFG, the output is controlled by the field voltage controlled by the regulator
welcome to portable generators 101
