[RE-wrenches] Induction Cooktops Off-Grid

[William Bryce]

No issues, use them at my home with Off Grid  on MNPS / MNP AIO.
Seamless, even when frequency shifting for AC coupled.

On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience with how high frequency inverters handle
> induction cooktop loads? I'm not really asking about off-grid, because most
> off-grid clients use gas for cooking, but for grid-tied battery backup, we
> are starting to see a lot of homes with induction cooktops where the
> homeowner wants it on the backup loads panel.
>
> I know it's not really a reactive power issue like a motor load, but it
> would be a large, nearly instantaneous resistive load essentially. I'm
> wondering if this might lead to nuisance overloads or lights flickering.
>
> Jason Szumlanski
>
>
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