Keep in mind that that Home Depot inverter is designed to be used occasionally for a few years and the 3kw rating is not really Intended to be met very often. The PV inverter is designed to run at the 3kw rating for several hours a day for 20 years if it's a good one.
Sent from my iPhone On Dec 22, 2014, at 8:33 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: >> Also, PV inverters are more expensive than "regular" inverters. > > Yes, something like FIVE TIMES. A 3kW grid-tie inverter probably costs > about $1500. A 3 kW regular inverter costs less than $300 from Home Depot > or anywhere else. > > Bob, WB4aPR > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)