Whether we are converting or inverting the trail leads back to the batteries. An inverter uses the existing DC Voltage 12V , transforms it into AC Voltage V , and then distributes that AC Voltage to either a single dedicated outlet or through a breaker panel to multiple outlets used by V appliances.
See, now we are back to the batteries. This slower charge and discharge rate means that consumption of the DC Voltage is also at a slower rate, with a Group 24 12Volt deep cycle battery generally lasting two to three days.
As you add additional batteries you add available DC Voltage, thereby extending the ability to boondock. Deep cycles come in multiple levels of quality and in both 12volt and 6volt.
Wait, 6volt? Relax, two 6volt batteries wired in series will produce 12volts, and are equivalent in amp hour storage to roughly three 12volt deep cycle batteries. Like their 12volt cousins, 6volt batteries come in the traditional wet cell variety as well as sealed options in the AGM Absorbent Glass Mat construction or a gel cell battery.
An AGM 6volt battery is the best companion to an inverter due to its life span and the maintenance-free design. Think of a battery as a box of peanuts. When we demand power from the 12volt system we eat those peanuts with our best cocktail party manners, one at a time with our pinky sticking out.
When we demand volt power from the same battery, or box of peanuts, it is as if our teenage son has invited three of his friends over and they are eating the peanuts by the handful.
Whom do you think will consume the peanuts first? To improve performance, high frequencies and fast switching power semiconductor devices are used. The high frequencies increase the efficiency while reducing the physical sizes of the supplies since they allow the use of smaller components.
The frequencies are usually above the audible range and in the range of between 20 KHz and KHz. A feedback and duty cycle control circuit is usually used to adjust the turn-on and turn-off conditions to maintain a constant voltage at the output regardless of the load current or variations in the supply voltage.
Converters are widely used in the electronic equipment, in power supplies and other circuits requiring specific voltage and current levels other than the available raw supply energy.
The converters provide any type of the required voltage at the desired magnitude. With a proper design and use of the almost ideal components, the available methods of conversion offer variety of reliable and efficient energy to power most of the electronic devices and components. Be smart, do not run your air conditioning, microwave, television, coffee pot, and blow dry your hair at the same time.
You will undoubtedly trip a breaker. Know what your appliances draw. If you only have 30 amps of power available and your air-conditioning uses 18 amps, what do you have left to use? We hope this helps explain the difference between your converter and inverter.
Converters are used to convert AC power to DC power. Virtually all the electronic devices require converters. They are also used to detect amplitude modulated radio signals. They are also used to supply polarized voltage for welding. Converters can be used for DC-DC conversion. Inverters are used to convert DC electricity from sources like solar panels, batteries or fuel cells to AC electricity. Micro-inverters are used to convert DC power from solar panels to AC for the electric grid.
UPS or Uninterrupted power service uses inverter to supply AC power when main power is not available. It is also used for induction heating. Share this comparison:.
If you read this far, you should follow us:. Diffen LLC, n. Transformers cannot convert AC to DC. DC to DC converters do not usually use transformers as an intermediate step - they use transistors and PWM switching to "buck" or "boost" the voltage.
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