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Smoke/CO/Heat alarms with pv panels

horseman34 · 2023-05-14 11:20:17

Was flicking through the manual for an aico/ei co alarm and noticed this that the THD must be less than 5% when using pv, can someone provide more info on this

14-05-2023 11:20am

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Was flicking through the manual for an aico/ei co alarm and noticed this that the THD must be less than 5% when using pv, can someone provide more info on this

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#2 14-05-2023 3:05pm

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5% THD is quite alot. I think most solar inverters on the market all quote less than 3% THD on output.

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#3 14-05-2023 4:54pm

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Inverter based generators are the best quality sources for low-harmonic noise % while a basic brushed generator (such as a low-cost off the shelf type) would have significant harmonics. So like Lenar said, a good quality high-frequency solar inverter should be less than 5% THD (but check the specs).

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