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I am generating 52vdc out of a generator (motor) supplying a 48vdc to 110vac inverter.
Display on inverter confirms 52vdc but displays a dimly lit 70vac and I only get around 14vac from outlet.
Could this be caused by insufficient input current??
 

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Is the inverter a type known as square-wave or modified sinewave? The waveform coming from the inverter makes a difference. A square-ish waveform does not read the same as a sinewave. I saw an inverter read 95V on my DMM AC range yet its power was adequate to spin a motor designed for 120VAC.

AC square wave at 120V amplitude does the same work as the sinewave which peaks at 170V. Even so we call that sinewave 120VAC.

An oscilloscope is key to understanding these different readings. Perhaps your readings are on a VOM? DMM?
 

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BradtheRad said:
I saw an inverter read 95V on my DMM AC range yet its power was adequate to spin a motor designed for 120VAC.
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I am surprised.

Let´s say grid is 230V, 50Hz ...
This means it has +/- 325V peak, and 230V RMS.

The same I expect from a "modified sine": +/-325V peak and 230V RMS.
With this it is able to drive resistive loads (like incandescent lamps, heaters..) as well as switch type loads with rectifiers that charge capacitors
(lamps are operated at their expected power, capacitors are charged to their expected voltage.

So a square signal (steep edges) could be: 5ms @ 0V ... 5ms @+325V ... 5ms @ 0V ... 5ms @ -325V .... repeating

Many other waveforms are possible. In reality many "modified sine" are of trapezoid shape.

One reason for the above values could be that the DMM was no "true RMS". (Maybe using - inaccurate - "rectified average" method)
* Rectified average of a 230V RMS sine is 207V
* Rectified average of the "modified sine" above is 163V

Klaus
 
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DavidKG said:
I am generating 52vdc out of a generator (motor) supplying a 48vdc to 110vac inverter.
Display on inverter confirms 52vdc but displays a dimly lit 70vac and I only get around 14vac from outlet.
Could this be caused by insufficient input current??
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Maybe I'm missing something, but you say you are putting in 48VDC into a inverter that is rated for 24VDC input. The photo you posted does not show the full specs of the inverter. Could be that you are overloading the inverter input.
 

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.. and the inverter is meant to be powered by a 24V (nominal) battery. .. not by AC .. or rectified AC of a generator.

In the picture you can clearly see: "Power Source: Battery powered" ... but a wind generator is no "Battery"

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The usual way is:
Wind generator --> dedicated 3phase AC in battery charger --> battery --> inverter

Klaus
 

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I would expect technical data sheets instead of web screenshots to determine if the components fit.

DC generator output ripple and inductive impedance might be a problem. You don't necessarily need a battery to filter generator output but possibly a capacitor bank. It's also not clear if minimal and maximal generator output voltage is accepted by the inverter.
 
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Rick73 said:
Maybe I'm missing something, but you say you are putting in 48VDC into a inverter that is rated for 24VDC input. The photo you posted does not show the full specs of the inverter. Could be that you are overloading the inverter input.
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48v inverter.
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48v inverter
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48v inverter with a rectifier.
 

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