Can i connect two inverters together

Inverters have the ability to convert direct current DC power to alternating current AC power. DC power outlets are commonly found in most vehicles. They vary in power from only watts to over A parallel connection involves the use of two power inverters instead of one. As was described in the beginning, there are plenty of reasons that one would need to do this.

Over the road truckers use them to power a wide variety of devices. Not every power inverter is capable of being connected in parallel. Some of them are very small, and better for individual use in the vehicle.

When in doubt. Always contact the manufacturer to see if this is feasible or not. Be sure that you turn your vehicle off before making any connections to the battery.

For instance, if you have a watt generator, you would want the parallel connection to be greater than or watts. The number you come up with is the total wattage. While this has been repeated, it cannot be stressed enough; The chances of failure during a parallel connection are high when using two inverters made by different brands. Check for defects in the design, ensuring there are no cuts or breaks in any input wires provided. Overall, you want to make sure there is no pre existing damage to either the inverter or battery.

Some inverters may not use this method, such as those that connect to the battery with positive and negative power cables. Depending on your battery, this might also be a non-issue.

You can get accurate measurements of this with a multimeter to prevent going over the specified limitations of the current flowing through the input wires. Connect the second inverter to the first via the positive input.

The next step is to connect the first inverter you worked with the master inverter to an outgoing source. There are typically two sources for one to use. The first is an extension cable to which you would plug the male end to the master inverter. Above all, check that the extension cable can handle the current being passed through it.

These inverters are commonly used in recreation vehicles and solar power systems. Special inverters can be connected together to produce volts. This process is called stacking. This process cannot be used for any type of power inverter. The inverter has to be specifically designed to allow stacking. Using this process with an inverter that is not designed for stacking will destroy the power inverter. Shut off power to both power inverters.

Plug an electrical cord into each of the inverter outlets. You should have a three prong plug plugged into each outlet on both power inverters. The wire coming off of the plug should be long enough to reach the terminal block location. These wires are usually black, white and green. The black wires are the hot wires; white wires are common wires; and green wires are ground wires.