Inverter - as uninterruptible backup power at home
The relentless development of modern technology and the electrification of everything and everyone makes people somewhat dependent on the availability of electricity. Virtually every item of convenience and entertainment, tool and equipment requires connection to electricity or periodic charging. A person deprived of electricity cannot pursue leisure or any professional activity. In some cases, he is even deprived of hot water, if a boiler is installed in the house. Without electricity, the house becomes, roughly speaking, a storehouse of useless electrical appliances. Although modern technology in a sense makes people dependent on electricity, it can also solve the problem of power shortage. We are talking about sources of autonomous power supply. The most complicated sources of autonomous power are undoubtedly fuel generators. They are large and often very expensive. The simplest device, designed to temporarily ensure the availability of electrical equipment in the absence of central power supply, is an inverter.
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An inverter is a type of power source, which means that the choice of specifications must be taken very seriously. Finding the best inverter for the home based on reviews from other customers is unlikely, as each user has different power source requirements and different equipment. Therefore, the best way to choose a good inverter for the home is to learn about their varieties and capabilities.
What is an inverter and how it works
Before choosing the best inverter for your home, you should have at least a basic knowledge of what it is. A voltage inverter is a device designed to convert direct current into alternating current. This is done using digital circuits on power transistors. In general, the conversion process is as follows: a half sine wave is created by switching transistors at high frequency. As a result, a pulse with different degrees of duty cycle (width) is created. These pulses are nothing more than a "digital version" of the sine wave.
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Another pair of transistors is switched to create a negative half-wave and performs a similar process. The signal undergoes filtering to obtain a sinusoidal shape. This principle of inverter operation is the most popular, but it is not common to all models. In the rest of the article we will discuss in which situations such inverters are best and when it is worth buying one for your home.
We learned in general terms what processes take place inside the inverter, but we did not discuss the DC source that must be connected to the input of the device. Of course, a battery must be connected to the input. However, keep in mind that ordinary car starter batteries are not designed to pull loads. If you want your inverter for the house to provide autonomous power for as long as possible in the event of a central power failure, the best choice is a traction gel battery. The advantages of this type of battery are obvious: maintenance-free, no fumes, long cycle life, tolerance to heavy discharges, low-temperature operation and much more, as confirmed by numerous reviews.
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Mobile inverter for car or camping
We have long stocked Extralink mobile inverters, which are ideal for the car or outdoor camping. They typically have one 220V output socket for connecting electronics and one 12V input. The inverter comes with a cable to connect to the car battery or cigarette lighter socket.
Take the Extralink OPIP-500W inverter as an example.
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It is a small, stylish device in an aluminum housing that also serves as cooling for the components inside, which can get hot during intensive use.
TheExtralink OPIP-500W has the following features:
Input voltage
12V
Output voltage
230
Output frequency
50
Maximum input power
500W
LEDs
Power, Status
Type of cooling
Active
Based on all this data, we believe that these devices are ideal for connecting laptops, hairdryers and even an electric scooter charger, as well as other electrical devices.
However, for the home, this device will be very weak, and when you connect powerful devices, the inverter will at best simply shut down. To that end, let's move on to the selection of an inverter for the home.
Choosing the best inverter for your home
As you've already figured out, a house uses a lot more energy than one or two low-power appliances. A house can also have a more sophisticated electrical system with solar panels, backup generators, windmills and other devices.
For this reason, Extralink PIORUN inverters were developed, which are extremely efficient and reliable with a variety of features.
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The first advantage is the presence of automatic startup. The Extralink PIORUN inverter starts automatically when it detects mains voltage fluctuations outside the operating range. For example, the Extralink PIORUN 2000VA/1600W home inverter starts automatically when the mains voltage drops to 145V. When the mains voltage returns within the acceptable range, the inverter restores the load to mains power. This ensures continuity of power supply to the load while protecting it from excessive line fluctuations.
The second advantage is automatic charging of connected batteries. An ordinary inverter is simply a DC-AC inverter. To charge the batteries, you need to get an additional charger, which can also be purchased on our site. Extralink PIORUN automatic inverters have a built-in battery charger that maintains the correct three-stage technology so that traction gel batteries can be safely charged to maximum capacity and provide years of reliable service. The charger will start whenever the Extralink home inverter switches from standalone to conventional mode or when the voltage at the battery terminals drops during the self-discharge process.
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The third advantage is that the output is always a pure sine wave. The output quality of Extralink battery-powered home inverters is always excellent, suitable for powering all loads (the maximum voltage deviation is only 0.5%).
Summary
In conclusion, Extralink PIORUN inverters are universal automatic devices suitable for protection against unstable power supply and autonomous operation of all loads. In addition to the above-mentioned advantages of these inverters, other advantages can be mentioned, such as modern design, bright and handy display showing mains voltage, DC circuit voltage and power consumption, convenient input and output terminals and much more.
By completing a suitable inverter unit with a battery or battery bank, you get a reliable source of autonomous energy for any occasion.
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