29/06/2024
FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN BUYING AN INVERTER or UPS .
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As the demand for power in our country increases . Alot of people are now buying inverter & Ups to power their homes and offices. We have observed Luck of information and understand on inverters , others gets information from the sales agents ,Read on to know some considerations to make before buying an inverter and tips to buy UPS for home:-
✓ CONSIDER YOUR POWER CONSUMPTION -
Before setting out to buy an inverter for your home, it is always best to know beforehand the rough estimate of your total power consumption. An inverter is very different from a generator in the sense that it cannot run all the electrical appliances of your house when the electricity goes out; you have to select the few indispensable appliances you want to stay running all through the day, no matter what!
Determining the combined load that would be run using the inverter is critical in purchasing an inverter of adequate size. The watts of power drawn by every single appliance you will connect to your inverter can help decide the VA or KVA rating of your inverter.
✓ UNDERSTAND HOW AN INVERTER IS DIFFERENT FROM A HOME UPS (Un interrupted power systems )
A home UPS is the same as an inverter, as far as the functionality aspect is concerned—both the devices are used to convert direct current to alternating current, which is used as a backup option to generate power. However, there is a main distinction between an *inverter* and a *UPS* . The difference is that there is no time lag between the devices being powered off in the event of a power cut.
However, with devices powered by an *inverter* , there is a very short period of total blackout when the electricity goes out. Most computers and laptops in homes and offices are connected by *UPSs* instead of inverters for this exact reason. This lets the users save their critical data before powering their machines off.
✓ KNOW WHICH APPLIANCES YOU CAN POWER USING AN INVERTER.
An inverter can run appliances such as fridges and air conditioners. However, the motors of the aforementioned appliances are equipped with compressors. They require vast amounts of currents, especially to start up. Thus to cater to such heavy-current-drawing appliances, it is best that you buy inverters that have high VA values and sizes or inverters specially designed to cater to refrigerators and air conditioners.
✓ KNOW THE VA RATING THAT YOUR INVERTER REQUIRED.
VA ratings and watt ratings are not to be taken interchangeably House appliances such as lights, bulbs, refrigerators, air conditioners are the ones that consume power and hence are rated in Watts. In contrast, power generating equipment such as inverters, uninterrupted power supplies, generators all are rated in VA.
VA is apparent power and is the product of the voltage and the current supplied by the equipment. The ideal case scenario calls for both, the VA value and the watt value to be the same. However, in actual circuits, it is not practically possible for them to be the same. Do not be misled by manufacturers into believing that both are the same.
✓ CONSIDER CONSULT AN EXPERT IN SOLAR
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