Inverter Power Ratings [RE-wrenches]

[Jay Peltz, Peltz Power]

Hi Bill,

Thanks.

What I was referring to was not efficiency, but reliability.  Rarely is anything
going to last longer at full power than at some derated power.

Thanks,

jay

Peltz power

Bill Brooks wrote:

> Jay, Don, and all,
>
> Be careful about making blanket statements about inverters. Some inverters
> are most efficient at low load for both efficiency and surge rating (SW),
> most inverters work best somewhere in the middle of their power range, and a
> few inverters reach peak efficiency near peak power. It all depends on the
> design goals of the inverter. That is one reason I don't like to see people
> designing their own arrays without a thorough knowledge of the inverter
> their using.
>
> Bill.
>

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