What is the difference between 12 volts and 24 volts? Such as a 400 watt 12 volt inverter VS 400 watt 24 volt?
1465924
The 12 volt version will draw twice as many amps, requiring a larger wire size. Watts is watts, its a measure of power passed. Voltage x Amperage = watts so to get the same watts when you decrease voltage you end up pulling twice as many amps.
1465925
The main difference between the two inverters is the supply voltage for the inverter. The 12 volt inverter will need a 12VDC supply such as found in most passenger cars and light trucks. The 24 volt inverter will require a supply voltage of 24VDC and is typically used with farm equipment, heavy machinery and many military vehicles. Both inverters will produce 120VAC at the output.
1465926
Presumably the input voltage. I know some inverters will take 12 or 24v natively. I use this one specifically in a 24v vehicle and it's great.
1465927
I have a 48 volt e-z go golf cart and wanted to run lights on it for a fun night parade. each battery is 8 volts and there are 6 under the seat of the cart. So I hooked on to the positive of battery number one and the negative of battery number 3----making a 24 volt package---the inverter worked fine and ran my lights and boom box.
1465928
The difference is the voltage coming into the inverter. The question you need to consider is what is the voltage of the system I am wanting to invert to 120? Most cars & trucks run on 12 volt. I purchased the 24 volt for my solar panels because the system was set up as a 24 volt system.
1465929
In this case, it is the input voltage to the device. I use this in an airplane that uses a 24 volt battery.i f I would try to use the 12 volt input , I would burn it up. If you are going to use it in a car then most cars are 12 volts so you want one where the input is 12 volts.
1465930
One does 12V dc -> 120V ac and one does 24V dc -> 120V ac.They are both able to power the same appliances the difference is what sort of power source they need to turn on. A 12 volt inverter is typically powered from a cigarette outlet in a car while a 24 volt is powered from sources found on some boats or larger solar panels.
1465931
12 volts is one battery like most cars 24 would be two 12 volt batteries connected in parralal to make the 24 volt . 24 volt stuff mostly only works with 24 volt Systems inless noted some 12 volt will do both but also not inless noted
104245
I placed these in a trailer that is 12 Volt. I'm not sure how that translates to 24 volts or even if that works.
883033
You should look at running 2 - possible 3 100 watt panels, if an upgrade for future look at 10 gauge panel wire, it seems your running 12 volt, but your inverter and charger will depend. I've got a 40 amp 12/24 charger but batteries will run at 12 bought in a kit with 6 100 watt panels but told to only run 5 as my 60 amp also takes 1600 watts if at 24, but running at 12 so 800 watts mix up and I was sent a 12 both are mppt, you can probably run 5-6 100 watts if you have 2/ 25 amps combined, if not mppt they will keep charging but at a lower rate will destroy your batteries if not in use all the time, go with 10 gauge wire you will be happier. You should look at running 2 - possible 3 100 watt panels, if an upgrade for future look at 10 gauge panel wire, it seems your running 12 volt, but your inverter and charger will depend. I've got a 40 amp 12/24 charger but batteries will run at 12 bought in a kit with 6 100 watt panels but told to only run 5 as my 60 amp also takes 1600 watts if at 24, but running at 12 so 800 watts mix up and I was sent a 12 both are mppt, you can probably run 5-6 100 watts if you have 2/ 25 amps combined, if not mppt they will keep charging but at a lower rate will destroy your batteries if not in use all... » Read More You should look at running 2 - possible 3 100 watt panels, if an upgrade for future look at 10 gauge panel wire, it seems your running 12 volt, but your inverter and charger will depend. I've got a 40 amp 12/24 charger but batteries will run at 12 bought in a kit with 6 100 watt panels but told to only run 5 as my 60 amp also takes 1600 watts if at 24, but running at 12 so 800 watts mix up and I was sent a 12 both are mppt, you can probably run 5-6 100 watts if you have 2/ 25 amps combined, if not mppt they will keep charging but at a lower rate will destroy your batteries if not in use all the time, go with 10 gauge wire you will be happier. « Show Less
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I see its states 12/24 volts.,100volts, woow that's a lot.,,yes Pv power refers to the solar panels as far as I understand.,i have a 12volt system.,with one 100Watt panel.,you have 24volts, so what are you confused about. you have another 76 volts to go before you could have problems.,,,LOL...Hope this helps.,we are all learning.,,
1852677
If I understand your question correctly. your requirement is for a 400 watts solar input and if 408 watts of solar input is ok, I am assuming your question is for an off grid system (charging batteries). Question is if your your charge controller can accommodate additional 8 watts of input or ignore this additional watts without damaging any of the equipment. Please check the documentation of your equipment (charge controller) if it will work properly with the additional power provided by the solar panels. Normally additional power provided by the solar panels is ignored, one should make sure that electrical specs are matched with the solar input with the charger such as input voltage 24v panel and 24v charge controller input. Output from the charge controller should be matched with the battery voltage such as 24v solar panel, 24v charger and 24v battery, if different use an MPPT charge controller which can accept higher voltage from the solar panel and charge a lower voltage battery such as 24v panel, MPPT charge controller and 12v battery. Hope I have answered the question.
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The whole point of this type of controller is to take your solar power of any voltage up to 48 volts (in this case) and output the proper voltage 12 or 24 volts to your batteries. Your panels do not need to be 12 volts, they simply need to fit in the specs of the controller which is a 48volt maximum input voltage. It will then regulate your output voltage to 12 or 24 volts, whichever you choose.
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Greg:I am very pleased with the inverter I have. I have the 24volt unit and my panels are wired, two in series to get 24 volt, back to trunkline to the inverter and then to grid. This utilises all the voltage they put out. If you are connecting to batteries your charger will hold the panels at 12volts and you will need wire up for 12 volt.calvinm@galaxycable.net
7041
I used this inverter in my tank while I was deploYed. It ran off 24 volts and it worked great. Never had any problems.
1676404
Don't really know, but off hand I would say you will fry your inverter. The inverter is for 12V input and a 12V PV panel VOC will run about 18 volts. I have seen this type of inverter in a 24V model which may work. You might be able to find a DC to DC voltage converter to half your PV panel output voltage and double the amperage and that would probably work on this inverter also.
1167001
They both fit the same equipment so there is really no huge difference. Of course a 40 volt will last longer than a 36 volt. Is it significant? Probably not. So for me it would be a matter of price and availability.
751102
120 volt. Not sure about an inverter. It would have to have enough amperage and be a full sine wave inverter is my guess since everything has electronics in them now and gets odd when inverting.
38664
6v, 12v, 24v doesnt really matter. The faster it spines the higher the volts. That is after you add a rectifier. The wires coming out of the unit is AC 3phase.
243039
Did you mean the *250 W panel? If this is the case, then yes this panel is rated for 12 or 24v. However, in order to charge 12V systems you would need a controller that is suitable to charge enough power at 12v. For example, if you are inquiring about our 30A PWN, then the rated specs mention that at 12v is 360W so technically you would be able to use this panel with this charge controller. Be mindful, however, of the fact that PWN step down voltage while MPPT models utilize virtually all the power initially started by the panels.
1538718
You will need a deep cycle battery, or battery bank. 12 or 24 V will both work. You will need an inverter, best to get one rated for 2X the wattage you use. If you used 2.5kW get a 5kW inverter, these need to match your battery/bank in Voltage. 12V is cheaper for both batteries and inverters. However, you can just run two 12V in series to get 24V. 24V charges faster and uses less amps. Thus, is more efficient. Yes, this can be hooked directly to your breaker box. You may also want to get an inline fuse to go between the battery/bank and inverter. Inverter max watt/10. 2kW = 200 amp fuse.
1533188
That all depends on the 12V power source, the inverter will run as long as you have power going into it
1407050
If you have a 12 volt dc input to 120 V AC output inverter then you would want them in parallel. That will give you about 18V to the DC input of the inverter. If you were to put them in series the you could have up to 37.4 volts DC going to your inverter and if it is a 12 V DC input inverter that could be bad, depending on the over voltage protection offered by the design of the inverter.
2152675
I do not know, I have been using my unit for two or three years and it works very good and shows 12 volts.Joe