240v inverters

ws9876

Are there any good 240v 2500-3000 watt inverters sine that can wire directly into a 240 breaker in your panel ??the panel being regular grid style(disconnected from grid) with a bonded neutral/ground..?? for a reasonable price..

BB.

Re: 240v inverters

Are you looking for pure 240 VAC or 120/240 VAC at 60 Hz inverters?

What battery bank voltage?

Are you looking for the inverter to "drive" the main panel or plug into the main panel to AC inverter to protected sub panel?

Native generator support (AC2 input, generator auto start)?

Inverter+Charger or just AC inverter?

Grid Tie function (Feeding back to grid)?

-Bill

Cariboocoot

Re: 240v inverters

ws9876 wrote: »

Are there any good 240v 2500-3000 watt inverters sine that can wire directly into a 240 breaker in your panel ??the panel being regular grid style(disconnected from grid) with a bonded neutral/ground..?? for a reasonable price..

Let's see.
"Disconnected from grid"
"Wire directly into 240 breaker"

So, substituting grid power with inverter power?
Yes, there are several inverters that can do that. Probably not in the 3kW range, though: at 240 VAC split phase you're usually 4kW and up on a 48 Volt system.

Examples:
Magnum MS4024 (24 Volt) http://www.solar-electric.com/inverters-controllers-accessories/inverters/maenin/maensiwainac/maenms4040wa1.html
Magnum MS4448PAE (48 Volt) http://www.solar-electric.com/inverters-controllers-accessories/inverters/maenin/maensiwainac/maenms4444wa.html
Outback Radian GS4048 (48 Volt) http://www.solar-electric.com/inverters-controllers-accessories/inverters/ouin/rasein/outback-power-radian-series-inverter-gs4048a.html
Conext XW4024 (24 Volt) http://www.solar-electric.com/inverters-controllers-accessories/inverters/xain/nexaxwseinan/xaxwhyin.html
Conext XW4548 (48 Volt) http://www.solar-electric.com/inverters-controllers-accessories/inverters/xain/nexaxwseinan/xaxw12hyin.html

You can also use something like an Outback FX series (120 VAC output) with an autotransformer on the output to get 240 VAC: http://www.solar-electric.com/inverters-controllers-accessories/inverters/ouin/oupooffgrand/outback-power-pure-sinewave-inverter-fx2524t.html and http://www.solar-electric.com/x-240.html

ws9876

Re: 240v inverters

split
48
no gen
just inverter
no grid tie

the point is mostly to avoid the rewiring for a 120v system.just an idea ..

bill von novak

Re: 240v inverters

ws9876 wrote: »

split
48
no gen
just inverter
no grid tie
the point is mostly to avoid the rewiring for a 120v system.just an idea ..

I'd go with the Radian for that application. Outback makes very solid inverters.

Photowhit

Re: 240v inverters

ws9876 wrote: »

the point is mostly to avoid the rewiring for a 120v system.just an idea ..

Rewiring is pretty easy, if your trying to get off cheap and don't need the 240v, I only had 1800watt Prosine when I moved into my 'new' place. I rewired the main Breaker box(now a sub) for 120v. Though I don't know of any cheap 48v inverters...

zoneblue

Re: 240v inverters

Half radian, or a two stack of small FXs?

Or, you could be really really radical and start a movement away from that silly split phase thing americans do, and move to real 240V, and get an export VFX, yeeha!

mike95490

Re: 240v inverters

bill von novak wrote: »

I'd go with the Radian for that application. Outback makes very solid inverters.

Isn't the Radian a 8Kw unit ? (or do they have a smaller one) ?

Blackcherry04

Re: 240v inverters

mike95490 wrote: »

Isn't the Radian a 8Kw unit ? (or do they have a smaller one) ?

They do, GS4048A

http://outbackpower.com/outback-products/inverters-chargers/item/radian-series-gs8048a-gs4048a?category_id=444