PURE SINE INVERTERS
In simple terms, PURE SINE POWER is very similar to the clean power you will receive from your 240 volt socket at home.
The power output from a pure sine inverter is clean, smooth and constant, allowing it to be perfectly suitable for digital or sensitive equipment such as computers, battery charging, music equipment or anything with a digital component to it.
The power output from a pure sine inverter is clean, smooth and constant, allowing it to be perfectly suitable for digital or sensitive equipment such as computers, battery charging, music equipment or anything with a digital component to it.
PROJECTA Intelli-Wave PURE SINE INVERTERS
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GENERAL INFORMATION:
Choosing your Inverter size?
When choosing your Inverter size, it is always best to consider your system as a whole. Try to consider all the potential appliances you may possibly want to run from the inverter and purchase the size that would be able to account for this power draw.
All 240 volt appliances have a compliance plate / sticker on the bottom of the item which will clearly outline the power draw in which this appliance uses to operate. This information will aid you in deciding what size inverter is best suited to your needs. (FOR EXAMPLE: If you are running a laptop with a power rating of 40watts then you will be suited to only the smallest inverter of 150watt rating).
If you decide you want to run a power board from the inverter to run multiple appliances then it is a good idea to add up the power draw from each appliance and make sure the TOTAL does not exceed the MAX rating of the inverter. If your total draw equals or exceeds the size of the inverter then you will need to step up to the next size inverter to avoid overloading.
What size battery do I need to run my inverter?
This depends largely on what appliances you are looking at using on the inverter AND the length of time in which you are using the appliance for.
A good rule of thumb is:
For every 1000watts of Inverter power, you must have at least 100AH of battery storage to support the potential load.
KEEP IN MIND - Inverters will use power on their own just to operate.
The power draw is not huge for a pure sine - it roughly equates to approx 5 % over and above the total draw of whatever you are using.
The STAND BY use of a pure sine Inverter is approx 0.5Amp for 150-600watt Inverter and approx 1Amp for an inverter 600watts+
How to work out how much power I am using?
There are a few very basic calculations you can use to help you work out how much power you are taking from your battery system with the use of your appliances.
12 watts = 1 AMP for the whole hour of run time.
(This means if you had an appliance that run at 12 watts on a 100Ah battery
then your run time would be approx 100 hours)
Divide you watts by 12
(This is because you are running from a 12 volt battery).
(This equation will allow you to calculate the AMP PER HOUR draw of
your appliance).
*FOR EXAMPLE:
If you had a laptop that information says draws 36 watts then you would need to divide this by 12 volt = (36/12 = 3 AMPS for the whole HOUR of run time).
Everything with 12 volt is rated over an hourly period, therefore all the power draws you will work out are accounting for a WHOLE HOUR of run time. If you only use the appliance for half an hour then you can simply half the power draw.
All of the above is very basic information and is written in a way to help the average person understand the basics of a 12 volt system. If you feel you would like more information or you still have further questions, then please feel free to contact our staff either by using the CONTACT US page listed on the side panels or directly on 08 83913121.
Choosing your Inverter size?
When choosing your Inverter size, it is always best to consider your system as a whole. Try to consider all the potential appliances you may possibly want to run from the inverter and purchase the size that would be able to account for this power draw.
All 240 volt appliances have a compliance plate / sticker on the bottom of the item which will clearly outline the power draw in which this appliance uses to operate. This information will aid you in deciding what size inverter is best suited to your needs. (FOR EXAMPLE: If you are running a laptop with a power rating of 40watts then you will be suited to only the smallest inverter of 150watt rating).
If you decide you want to run a power board from the inverter to run multiple appliances then it is a good idea to add up the power draw from each appliance and make sure the TOTAL does not exceed the MAX rating of the inverter. If your total draw equals or exceeds the size of the inverter then you will need to step up to the next size inverter to avoid overloading.
What size battery do I need to run my inverter?
This depends largely on what appliances you are looking at using on the inverter AND the length of time in which you are using the appliance for.
A good rule of thumb is:
For every 1000watts of Inverter power, you must have at least 100AH of battery storage to support the potential load.
KEEP IN MIND - Inverters will use power on their own just to operate.
The power draw is not huge for a pure sine - it roughly equates to approx 5 % over and above the total draw of whatever you are using.
The STAND BY use of a pure sine Inverter is approx 0.5Amp for 150-600watt Inverter and approx 1Amp for an inverter 600watts+
How to work out how much power I am using?
There are a few very basic calculations you can use to help you work out how much power you are taking from your battery system with the use of your appliances.
12 watts = 1 AMP for the whole hour of run time.
(This means if you had an appliance that run at 12 watts on a 100Ah battery
then your run time would be approx 100 hours)
Divide you watts by 12
(This is because you are running from a 12 volt battery).
(This equation will allow you to calculate the AMP PER HOUR draw of
your appliance).
*FOR EXAMPLE:
If you had a laptop that information says draws 36 watts then you would need to divide this by 12 volt = (36/12 = 3 AMPS for the whole HOUR of run time).
Everything with 12 volt is rated over an hourly period, therefore all the power draws you will work out are accounting for a WHOLE HOUR of run time. If you only use the appliance for half an hour then you can simply half the power draw.
All of the above is very basic information and is written in a way to help the average person understand the basics of a 12 volt system. If you feel you would like more information or you still have further questions, then please feel free to contact our staff either by using the CONTACT US page listed on the side panels or directly on 08 83913121.