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Off-Grid Inverter Without Batteries?

06/13/2012 3:21 PM

1. Can we use Off-grid inverter without batteries? i.e. directly connect the Inverter 12V input to the 12V output of DC-DC converter?

2. If we provide 14.4V for battery charging & at the same time battery is connected to the 12V input Inverter, then 14.4V appear at the Inverter Input also? so will we first charge the batteries & then use the power as we needed? but it is not possible we want 24 hours supply of electricity from our system, so what is the solution? please give answers with reasons. thanks

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Re: Off-Grid Inverter without batteries?

06/13/2012 4:54 PM

These pv inverters take variable voltage input....With no battery back up, your power would go off every time a cloud passed by....

"Solar inverters may be classified into three broad types:[citation needed]

  • Stand-alone inverters, used in isolated systems where the inverter draws its DC energy from batteries charged by photovoltaic arrays. Many stand-alone inverters also incorporate integral battery chargers to replenish the battery from an AC source, when available. Normally these do not interface in any way with the utility grid, and as such, are not required to have anti-islanding protection.
  • Grid-tie inverters, which match phase with a utility-supplied sine wave. Grid-tie inverters are designed to shut down automatically upon loss of utility supply, for safety reasons. They do not provide backup power during utility outages.
  • Battery backup inverters, are special inverters which are designed to draw energy from a battery, manage the battery charge via an onboard charger, and export excess energy to the utility grid. These inverters are capable of supplying AC energy to selected loads during a utility outage, and are required to have anti-islanding protection."
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_inverter


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Re: Off-Grid Inverter without batteries?

06/14/2012 2:37 AM

".. Please give answers with reasons" Smells like homework to me.

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Re: Off-Grid Inverter Without Batteries?

06/15/2012 5:05 AM

My question is simple, can we connect our 14.4V output of Wind turbine generator to the 12V Lead Acid battery & at the same time to the Off-grid 12V Input 500W small Inverter?

In this scenario, 14.4V also appears on the inverter input, so there is a chance of inverter damage due to high voltages at the input of inverter & if lower the input voltages to 12V then batteries will not fully charge.

The reason of doing this is we want around 16 hours of electricity from our wind turbine system. In low wind speeds, batteries provide there storage energy to the Inverter, while in high wind speed, batteries store extra produced power whether the load is connected or not.

I know the types of inverter & there characteristics, please be specific in your replies. thanks.

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