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I have two Quattro 48/5k inverters. Once the upgrade is complete they will be installed in an insulated, not air conditioned, room that rarely exceeds 90F, and never goes below 40F.
Does anyone have any suggestions on clearances, especially between the two units?
Follow the manual's suggestions on clearances.
Also, you will probably need ventilation to the room. Figure roughly 10% of the power sent to the loads or consumed by battery charging will be additional heat load to the room. Fully loaded that would be about 1,000 watts of heat.
Keep in mind the Quattros will produce less power at elevated temperatures. Best to keep them as cool as possible.
The manual has zero suggestions on the clearance, at least as far as I read. One of the Victron people on the board said there weren't suggestions because they were self-regulating and it didn't affect the warranty.
That's why I was coming to the folks on the board to see if there was real-life experience such as yourself.
I think I will put a fan on them with a temp sensor.
Thank you again.
