May 21, 20233 yr Good day all. I am planning to install a 8Kw Deye / Synsync Inverter with a 10.34 Kwh Volta battery and 12x550w panels. I want to use a Silent Inverter Generator as backup to charge the battery should there be a total Grid failure. I would appreciate your expert opinions whether this is feasible or not. If feasible, what would the minimum requirements be for a generator of this nature. TIA.
May 21, 20233 yr 46 minutes ago, Francois Nortje said: Good day all. I am planning to install a 8Kw Deye / Synsync Inverter with a 10.34 Kwh Volta battery and 12x550w panels. I want to use a Silent Inverter Generator as backup to charge the battery should there be a total Grid failure. I would appreciate your expert opinions whether this is feasible or not. If feasible, what would the minimum requirements be for a generator of this nature. TIA. I good move for longer periods. A lot of households will get by by using a 2.2-3kW inverter genny as power is used sparingly.
May 21, 20233 yr What is an "inverter generator"? One of these "power station" devices like the ecoflow? How does this charge a battery that is already connected to another inverter? Do you connect it to the grid input side of the inverter?
May 21, 20233 yr Author 1 hour ago, Bobster. said: What is an "inverter generator"? One of these "power station" devices like the ecoflow? How does this charge a battery that is already connected to another inverter? Do you connect it to the grid input side of the inverter? It is a standard generator producing power - no batteries involved. Conventional generators use a mechanical alternator to produce alternating current (or AC) power that's ready to use. Inverter generators also use an alternator to produce AC power, but this current is converted into direct current (or DC), before a microprocessor inverts it back into cleaner AC power. I want to connect the generator to the "gen" port of the inverter which will then be able to work as alternative power source as the grid.
May 21, 20233 yr Author 1 hour ago, Scorp007 said: I good move for longer periods. A lot of households will get by by using a 2.2-3kW inverter genny as power is used sparingly. Will the 2.2-3Kw inverter genny connected via the "gen" port on the inverter provide sufficient power to charge the batteries if there is no grid or PV power available. Maybe also an option where there are only backup battery solutions implemented.
May 21, 20233 yr 4 hours ago, Bobster. said: What is an "inverter generator"? One of these "power station" devices like the ecoflow? How does this charge a battery that is already connected to another inverter? Do you connect it to the grid input side of the inverter? Inverters normally accept the clean power from an inverter genny. Normal genny, can have dirty power and the genny is thus rejected. On a Sunsynk you can use the gen input or the normal grid input.
May 23, 20233 yr My 5.5kw Sunsynk inverter doesn't like my 2kw Ryobi inverter generator. I didn't use the generator input but connected it to changeover switch instead of grid. It tries to startup but switch off again even if I limit the gen feed to 1kw. I tried it twice and gave up. Will someday try again.
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