Section 2 |
TABLE 2.1: INVERTER SIZING FACTOR
Type of Device or Appliance
Air Conditioner / Refrigerator / freezer (Compressor based)
Air Compressor
Sump Pump / Well Pump / Submersible Pump
Dishwasher / Clothes Washer
Microwave (where rated output power is the cooking power)
furnace fan
Industrial Motor
Portable Kerosene / Diesel fuel Heater
Circular Saw / Bench Grinder
Incandescent / Halogen / Quartz Lamps
Laser Printer / other Devices using Infrared Quartz Halogen Heaters
Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS): no Power factor correction
Photographic Strobe / flash Lights
NOTES FOR TABLE 2.1
1. M ultiply the Maximum Continuous Running Power Rating (Active Power Rating in
Watts) of the appliance / device by the recommended Sizing factor to arrive at the
Maximum Continuous Running Power Rating of the inverter.
2. f or photographic strobe / fl ash unit, the Surge Power Rating of the inverter should be
> 4 times the Watt Sec rating of photographic strobe / fl ash unit.
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General information
Inverter
Sizing Factor
(See note 1)
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4 (See Note 2)