Questions tagged [inverter]
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Protecting high-capacity inverters
We have a 5 KVA home inverter. The weather, winds and rains, often causes power outages and fluctuations.
Our problem is mostly with the surge has damaged our inverters a few times the most recent being this week.
Aren't modern inverters supposed to…
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Why do the outlets in my solar-powered cottage read "open ground"?
My 5000W pure-sine inverter has its metal shell grounded via lug to a #6 copper wire that goes to ground about 4 ft. away. The leads go to a combiner box that is grounded to the same ground. Besides that, I have an additional ground outside where…
Tedx
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Miniumum optimal solar panels MPPT Range vs Max
I have installed a Growatt SPF 3000TL HVM-48 PV Off-grid Inverter with a 3.5KW battery at my mother-in-law. I want to get a few panels to keep the tv, internet and lights on and when abundant, can keep the cats warm with a 300w panel. Given the…
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How I connect my solar panels with a solar inverter?
I have six solar panels with a voltage of 37.4V, with 17.39A and seven solar panels of voltage 42.8V with 11.69A. My solar inverter supports a maximum voltage of 500V and maximum current 100A. I just want to know how to connect these solar panels…
Umair Khan
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How to stop inverter from charging battery using grid power and charge battery using only solar panels?
I recently installed solar charge controller and solar panels to the inverter battery system. Here inverter also contains battery charger and other components.
So now instead of connecting inverter directly to grid power,it's connected to solar…
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Solar inverter installation
A reputed solar installer is telling me that I can install more than 20 A worth of solar on a 100 A Main Service Panel (MSP) which has 100 A busbar rating only. According to him it can be accomplished by installing a subpanel which is rated more…
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