Inverter AC wiring issues.

[Boatyarddog]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

no , in general the opposite is more likely until you to quite large invertors, becuase for smaller invertors (<2000W) you are very unlikely to simply allow then to feed into the boats mains circuits and they are much more likely to be used standalone , feeding a set of dedicated outlets . Personally I never feed invertors into the boats mains circuits

Of course its entirely possible to design and build invertors that can handle remaining connected to the mains ( either on of off ) these are typically called Grid-tied and tend to be the preserve of domestic PV installations . Proper Grid Tied units can synchronise with the incoming mains. Victron has a model or two that can do the same thing

The real problem with Most inverters of small 2000w service is the ability of those that offer it is to directly wire into a protected circuit the AC supply.
Some brands do offer this on small inverter sizes, True Sine wave brands mostly.
Boatyarddog

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by Boatyarddog

The real problem with Most inverters of small 2000w service is the ability of those that offer it is to directly wire into a protected circuit the AC supply.
Some brands do offer this on small inverter sizes, True Sine wave brands mostly.
Boatyarddog

Ive not seen any small sine wave invertors with an ability to synchronise to the mains , Victrons ones are quite high end ( ie expensive ) whereas these days there are lots of cheap Sine Wave units around