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Old 24th August 2011 | 10:28
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From: In the air with luck
Inverter efficiency varies with load.
Normally it will be highest at about two-thirds of inverter’s capacity. (peak efficiency)
The inverter requires power just to run itself, so efficiency of a large inverter will be low when running smaller loads.
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