@Guy Stewart (Victron Community Manager)
Hi Guy (and Brains trust), I live off-grid not far from Murwillumbah, we have updated our setup with Victron and couldn't be happier. We have a Quattro 48 10kva & Smartsolar RS 450/100 & 150/60( +Cerbo GX, lynx distributors etc)
Where I have come unstuck is with the generator, especially with this very long wet spell we have had, now we have had a couple of generators in our time big and small and am now looking for something that will happily charge the 600ah of byd lithium when needed and provide that extra power to run the house - water pump, washing machine, tv, internet, I may be pushing it when I say dishwasher - of course not at the same time ;)
In your article you make mention of inverter generators not being recommended.
While we do not advise our Victron system customers to buy inverter-based generators – if they already own them, we are able to make them work.
What am I missing besides for the fact we are losing efficiency through power conversion and them being typically smaller in size. I am currently looking at purchasing a Honda eu70is while not big, it will provide clean power, there are cheaper and more expensive options but again more THD.
If people want to point me to other articles, please do. Thanks in advance