So I have several 110 AC inverters, or atleast I have an 800 watt continuous and 2 400 watt continuous power inverters. Could I wire these together to give me 1600 watts???

I know there are many members who are electrically inclined, (which aint me)

Help a brother out......

 

I don't think so, you would have to have a way to sync the AC output to combine them.

 

Wouldnt risk it due to the wave cycle variances.

 

Hmmm, never thought of that one....

What's the difference?? You can hook up two generators...

Saw two 2000 watt gens to make 4000 watts

I only want 110 power not 220

 

Real simple answer - - NO. Not with what you have.

 

Agreed

~EERob

 

bear in mind, 1600 Watts is about 120 Amps.
Ohter than needing 250 kcmil wire, you need a way to sync the sine wave from each inverter.
As far as the generators go, most of the highend gen sets have a communications cable to connect several sets together and then one will control all the engines.

 

TOOL: Unless each DC-AC inverter is specifically designed and equipped with extra synchronizing and load sharing circuitry to allow paralleling, it won't work. Picture it this way.. One solid-state inverter has to be recognized as the frequency&voltage waveform "leader" and the others have to gracefully "follow" it's lead while helping to carry the load. Without this circuitry, each conventional inverter will try to be the "lead" inverter and will try (by brute force!) to carry the load with it's own idea(which may be different) of what the exact frequency and voltage should be.. (smoke results!)

There should be only one leader, but there can be multiple followers in a group of people, or paralleled inverters, trying to accomplish a task.

Usually this capability is found only in the highest quality brands and models of inverters

BUT in saying that,... LIke FRONTY said, Some of the newer inverter type portable generators are specifically designed to be paralleled with another like generator to deliver double the watts. They recognize each other and combine their power in exact step or "phase" with each other's inverter.

Smaller conventional unsynchronized generators can sometimes be brute-force paralleled but you'll get some interesting effects when they are slamed together like that
NEVER, EVER, try that with big unsynch'ed generators You might find out just how strong the genset's motormounts should have been!

K.

 

Thanks, I think I get it.

The inverters are Cobra, I forget the model #'s

Thought it may be possile since I hear of people hooking two of those cheap Chinese "Champion" generatrs they sell at Costco together.

Thanks for the explanations.