The peak power of the Multiplus 2 5000, is stated as 9kW. Is that just from the inverter (not including any grid contribution)? What is the duration of that specified peak delivery? Thanks.
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The peak power of the Multiplus 2 5000, is stated as 9kW. Is that just from the inverter (not including any grid contribution)? What is the duration of that specified peak delivery? Thanks.
Hi @MattFR,
It depends on temperature, battery voltage, and AC output voltage.
For more insight into what an inverter overload is, and how it is triggered there is a detailed training available here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SXtGIx0x5w
Here is a little teaser about some of those details:
9kW is without context because the context is installation related which is extremely variable.
How long it is sustained (and if the system even can do it) is hugely affected by that.
The overloads are pretty much the same across all the equipment.
No system should be sized using the peak. It is there for 'mistakes' and maybe large short peak start draws which settle to nominal quickly, such as pumps and motors.
As you’ll see by the training video, there is only so much space available on the datasheets for what can be a quite a detailed explanation depending on lots of variables including the load itself.
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