"Can Sachet Inverter Power A Pumping Machine" Do you want to know if a sachet inverter can power a pumping machine, do you want to know if is possible to use a sachet inverter for pumping machine. If yes, Infoguide Ng website has brought a comprehensive article that explains if is possible to power a pumping machine with a sachet inverter. I get asked this following questions many times -:
- Can a 1000w sachet inverter power 1hp pump?
- Can a 2000w sachet inverter power 1hp pump?
- Please can 5000w sachet inverter power 1hp pump?
Sachet inverters are not meant for heavy duty works. 1 horse power is = 746w, a 2kva inverter can but not sachet inverter. Heat loss will be too much resulting in damage to the sachet inverter. The simple answer is NO, the sachet inverter cannot withstand the pressure from pumping machine because it's an inductive load. To power a pumping machine, it has to be a transformers type of inverter. You can only use sachet inverter for pumping machine only if you want to do experiment, moreover those sachet inverter are not even up to the capacity they paste on the body or sticker. Even a 3000w sachet inverter can't power a 0.5hp pump, so don't use it. It will even trip off because of the starting current of the pumping machine. Sachet inverter isn’t a heavy duty inverter, not recommended. You can't use a transformer-less inverter to power pumping machine, It must be a Transformer inverter.
Can a 2.5kva 24v transformer inverter power 1hp pumping machine?
Yes!! From the power audit: 1HP= 750watt assume!
Power Factor due to some energy losses during the process= 40%:
That's: 0.4 × 750=300. Total load= 300 +750=1050watt. Then, using 2.5kva that's 2500watt of inverter to power 1Hp pumping machine, you can also calculate the inverter power using this power factor 0.8 ... 2500 * 0.8 =2000 watt. You still left extra more 1450watts. (2500 - 1050) But however, there are some Factors to consider;
- Height of the Tank.
- Depth of the water.
- How long is it going to work per day?
This depends on the backup batteries. 2.5kva transformer inverter can power a 1HP pumping machine, but I will advise you go for 3.5kva 48v inverter to have extra power. I believe with this little explanation, you should be able to understand if a sachet inverter can power a pumping machine.
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