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Victron Quattro Inverter & Charger idle consumption (DUAL) -- New Off Grid System.



Hello


I'm building a new off grid system on a school bus and would like to get some help before buying the components



I will be using DUAL (2) inverters 120AC Quattro to have a split phase (240V)


What is the Idle (no load) consumption for:


Victron Quattro Inverter & Charger | QUA483021100 | 48V DC, 3000VA, 120AC


Also for:

Victron Quattro Inverter & Charger | QUA485021100 | 48V DC, 5000VA, 120AC




Also I wonder what did I forget to put on this list (below) in order to make (2) dual inverters work together (either 3000VA or 5000VA depending on the idle consumption specs)



I plan to get the following parts:



(2) Quattro


(1) GX Touch 50 Display


(1) Victron Energy Cerbo GX


(1) Victron mppt 250/100 MC4




Any extra cables/wiring/connectors/programmers/controllers are necessary on Victron’s end?


Thanks

MPPT ControllersMultiPlus Quattro Inverter Chargercerbo gxgx devicesplit phase
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Justin Cook answered ·

Hi @Skoolie, welcome to the Community!

The idle consumption specifications -as well as all the other specs- can be found in the technical specifications section of the user manual for each unit:

Quattro 3k/120

Quattro 5k/120


In answer to your final question, yes, there are quite a few other little odds and ends you'll require to make the system work, though as noted in the Community Guidelines, this Community is a knowledge base but really isn't the place for system design - instead, you should reach out to a knowledgeable Victron distributor and discuss your system requirements with them so that they can be sure you're getting the appropriate components for your precise use-case.

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skoolie avatar image skoolie commented ·

Hello Justin,

Thank you for the reply.

I did contact a local distributor in my area and they are unable to answer my questions directly and in a reasonable amount of time. They are very friendly and trying their best to get me the answers directly from Victron energy but it seems like the tech support @ Victron is not very responsive. I am therefore posting my questions directly on this forum hoping to get my concern sorted out.

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