Victron 24/3000 - 120v 120v

[FullMoonSolar]

Hello,

I'm a little new to the Victron line up but we have decided that the 120v/120v Victron 24/3000 would be a good fit for our application. We understand that it is 120v in/120v single output. We have two questions with regard to the feeder for this device. We understand that it is a 3-wire feeder - L,N,G. Will this function properly with the passthrough limited output to 30A, and inverter to 50A if we use a 30A feeder from a 1P breaker in a main breaker panel? We don't expect more than a 30A load in the foreseeable future.

Thanks in advance for guidance.

 

[sunshine_eggo]

Victron has a handy feature called PowerAssist.

You set your AC input current limit to that desired. In your case, 30A. I would personally limit it to 24-27A to ensure the breaker doesn't trip after extended operation at elevated current.

You then enable powerassist (it is enabled by default).

The unit will then behave as follows:

1. Use up to 24-27A to power loads and charge battery with surplus.
2. If > 24-27A is drawn, the unit stops charging and BOOSTS the incoming AC with inverted power from the batteries.
3. Once load drops back below 24-27A, it behaves as in #1.

The maximum loads in #2 will be the 24-27A coming in + the 25A available from the inverter. If you exceed that for a significant duration, the inverter will overload and restart.

 

[FullMoonSolar]

Sunshine_eggo,

Thanks... you helped a lot. That's what we need for now and if we need more power in the future, this Victron has some up side.

Thanks again