[RE-wrenches] Husqvarna 5500 and VFX3524 Compatibility question

William Miller william at millersolar.com
Tue Jan 29 20:28:28 PST 2013


Allan:

Could it be that the SW systems are protecting the generator with Generator 
Support, and the Outback inverters are not?

William Miller



At 07:18 PM 1/29/2013, you wrote:
>This is going back several years...
>
>The Outback VFX series lacks the tight input current regulation of the SW 
>series, so the max AC amps in is really just a suggestion. In many cases 
>(and especially with these small generators) we want to set the max amps 
>in as high as possible to minimize charging time and maximize C/rate. Yet 
>a surge load can momentarily exceed the max amps setting.
>
>I have observed that the Honda inverter/generators have a quite sensitive 
>AC output breaker, that will sometimes trip if a surge load (such as a 
>refrigerator) comes on during a charge cycle set close to the generator's 
>capacity. This incident was specific to a Honda 3000i. In contrast, 
>Yamaha's EF3000iSE will lug when overloaded - not good for the generator, 
>but also not likely to trip the output breaker.
>
>This is a different issue than was being discussed, but fits your question.
>Allan
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