Hello to everyone and thank you for all the resources you have made available here!
I am brand new to just about everything here and wanted to ask some questions to get some help and to verify what I am understanding correctly and what I have wrong. Starting with, I hope this goes here, rather then the Battery Pack Planning forum!
[size=large]TLDR:Is a 1000w continuous inverter enough to run a peak 864 watt fridge for ~24hrs?[/size]
My goal is to build portable ~2KWh grid charged powerpack/battery to power my fridge for about 24h in case of a power failure.By portable, I mean from the room I will keep it in, to my kitchen
Here are my parameters.
On my fridge it gives these measurements:
Full load: 7.2 AMP
Max defrost sys: 468w
Max lamp fridge - 3x40w
Max lamp freezer - 3x40w
I have an energy monitor that I have had the fridge running on for about 4 days so far and this is what I have observed.
Average 1.5KWh per day
I own a 12v 500w modified sine inverter.From what I've figured out so far, it is too small and not likely to work with my brand new fridge because of being a modified wave.Any dissenting opinions (about the modified sine wave)?
I have ordered an OPUS charger and a yr1030.I am planning to buy a175w Wellersoldering iron.
What soldering supplies are essential to someone in the scope of this project?Can I get it off AliExpress or there too much risk of it being fake, garbage, etc., given that I am a total newb at this?
Originally I thought to build a 14s20p battery.However, I am having a hard time finding a quality inverter that doesn't break the bank.I have found a wider selection of inverters in the 12-24v range.Given that this is solely for the powering my fridge, my reasoning is to select the best inverter I can get/afford then build my packs to match?Does this make sense?
According to the specs, the max wattage is 864w.Is a 1000w inverter sufficient? I have come across some references that say for fridges an inverter should be able to handle at least 3x.Anyone have some thoughts?
Maybe someone has some suggestions to widen my search beyond amazon, ebay?invertersupply.com- kills me on the shipping (and currency exchange).Maybe some fellow Canucks have some "local" online store suggestions.
I have seen Reliable brand in my price point but they don't seem to have a great reputation on the board.
Thanks in advance!
I am brand new to just about everything here and wanted to ask some questions to get some help and to verify what I am understanding correctly and what I have wrong. Starting with, I hope this goes here, rather then the Battery Pack Planning forum!
[size=large]TLDR:Is a 1000w continuous inverter enough to run a peak 864 watt fridge for ~24hrs?[/size]
My goal is to build portable ~2KWh grid charged powerpack/battery to power my fridge for about 24h in case of a power failure.By portable, I mean from the room I will keep it in, to my kitchen
Here are my parameters.
- I live in an apartment and cannot make changes to my power panel etc.
- Solar for charging is pretty much out as I hardly receive any direct sun.I did buy one 75w panel to just see what it would do.In summer I only get about 3-4 hours max that produced anything.
- I live in Canada
- I am on 120v 60HZ 1 phase
- Many things will not ship here
- Many things are outrageously expensive to ship here
- Many items are not available because of pandemic
- I pretty much have to buy every tool I will need (and have started to do so).
- I have a limited budget (doesn't everyone!) so I am trying to balance buying tools versus better parts etc.
- I want to do this one on as small as budget as is reasonable, so I can win over my wife for future projects!
On my fridge it gives these measurements:
Full load: 7.2 AMP
Max defrost sys: 468w
Max lamp fridge - 3x40w
Max lamp freezer - 3x40w
I have an energy monitor that I have had the fridge running on for about 4 days so far and this is what I have observed.
Average 1.5KWh per day
- peak of 560w
- max of 4.63A
I own a 12v 500w modified sine inverter.From what I've figured out so far, it is too small and not likely to work with my brand new fridge because of being a modified wave.Any dissenting opinions (about the modified sine wave)?
I have ordered an OPUS charger and a yr1030.I am planning to buy a175w Wellersoldering iron.
What soldering supplies are essential to someone in the scope of this project?Can I get it off AliExpress or there too much risk of it being fake, garbage, etc., given that I am a total newb at this?
Originally I thought to build a 14s20p battery.However, I am having a hard time finding a quality inverter that doesn't break the bank.I have found a wider selection of inverters in the 12-24v range.Given that this is solely for the powering my fridge, my reasoning is to select the best inverter I can get/afford then build my packs to match?Does this make sense?
According to the specs, the max wattage is 864w.Is a 1000w inverter sufficient? I have come across some references that say for fridges an inverter should be able to handle at least 3x.Anyone have some thoughts?
Maybe someone has some suggestions to widen my search beyond amazon, ebay?invertersupply.com- kills me on the shipping (and currency exchange).Maybe some fellow Canucks have some "local" online store suggestions.
I have seen Reliable brand in my price point but they don't seem to have a great reputation on the board.
Thanks in advance!