I have an inverter generator. I read this will produce cleaner power than the electric utility.
the point is, your inverter/charger is either.
My inverter is 8500 peak which was plenty for charging and taking care of our needs. I'm not sure what I will need for a generator now. I plan to upgrade to 6 100ah Lithiums from 8. L16s
you are missing the point..
I meant to say my generator is 8500 watt peak.
I have a cheap inverter generator (wen gen). I think it's 8500 w peak and 7000 continuous. It's more than enough for us but my son and his family just moved into living quarters on the property. It's on my solar system too. The system isn't big enough for both places.
Would it be necessary to get a chargeverter if I'm using an inverter generator?The number one inverter damage source is generator under-sizing, nobody wants to pay enough for a big quality generator (heck I wouldn't either)
you also should save a lot more than the cost of this unit by getting a much cheaper and smaller, even lower quality generator instead of doing what the rich nuts here do with $10k for some "Legendary" brand that they only run 50 hours per year
No.
Normal for an inverter generator. The inverter maintains the output frequency instead of it being based on engine speed, which allows the engine to throttle up and down depending on the load and use less gas (plus have a cleaner output than a regular generator would).
if your generator is sized at off grid inverter capacity + battery charge kw + 33% at least then it is fine. but undersized still has the voltage collapse whenever your house load surges up wile charging
I am considering getting one. My son and his family moved in to the extra living quarters on our property. My solar system and generator aren't large enough for both.
