Well, if it weren't for the 3 kW power limit which wouldn't support cooking on more than one plate.



I was wondering about increasing the limit by running two or more in parallel. Probably not the best design plan I'm guessing, though not an expert and my background is more pharma QC & AR&D so ...

Hope I'm not thread jacking, though this is a good basic Inverter How They Work video with a demonstration of a multilevel inverter PWM method after this time:
https://youtu.be/qVeERT4nyz8?t=314

I like this one on Power Inverters as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIqhAX0I7lI

Same channel ...

Can DC energy produced with a 12 volt alternator be converted to AC energy with an inverter? The alternator is variable speed. The operating voltage is fixed at 13.5 volts and the current produced varies between 45-110A depending on the alternator speed.


Well yes... especially if the ...

You definitely need filtering, I have destroyed a laptop power supply when I omitted the filter. Also transformers tend to transform the nasty spikes as well. I'd estimate the magnetics to be heavier than the inverter if you're looking for more than 10 kW.


Is the LLC Resonant Mode Converter ...

Related post regarding "Car Inverter As 3 Phase Inverter": https://openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2698

Update: I have a manure pile ton of info to learn... and I committed to a gen2 Prius that I can drive home in the next few days. Looks like I'll be breaking down and hunting for a good gen ...

For the Gen3 Prius per : https://openinverter.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_Gen3_Board

I see now for the Gen3 Prius inverter, the parameter pwmfrq is the PWM Frequency and is suggested set at 2, where PWM frequency settings are as follows:
0=17.6kHz
1=8.8kHz
2=4.4kHz
3=2.2kHz

Anyone know why suggested at ...

The main problem I see here is that a car inverter outputs PWM, not a sine wave. I'm not sure how problematic this would be, but I'd be hesitant to run household appliances directly from such an inverter without putting some thought into filtering it.


I was under the impression the output of a ...

By the way, anything Gen 2 and Gen 3 compatible would open up huge potential for kit configurations 👍


Yes, seems. I keep having thoughts of investing in some Prius Gen2 inverter-converter assemblies and a Prius Gen2 CVT to get a better feel for the openinverter board, seems vers3 unless better ...

5$ shipped in a envelope !


I'm still reading into the forums and wiki and trying to find references to using the rev3 boards use with the Prius Gen3 inverter-converter and CVT.

Have you used the rev3 board for the Gen3 Prius by chance?

Looks like the variables parameters may be similar ...

nuffz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 3:11 pm what else will i need to get my inverter/converter up and running on the bench? my gen3 inverter is bog standard atm

Did you wind up getting the v3 board to run your Prius gen3 inverter-converter and Prius gen3 CVT or whatever you were using?

From what I can see on the Toyota gen3 specs they use the boost circutry on the 208vdc battery and outputting over 50KW on the motor so the boost circutry should be able to cope with around 250 amps if I understand this right. But something is definitely limiting power, so continue investigating ...

Starting this as a new Topic so I'm not thread jacking and possibly for easier later searching of the forums for this Topic.

Has anyone made a Gen3 control board for the Gen3 inverter (maybe converter as well) board/assembly for synchronous or asynchronous generator inverting to pure sine wave ...

Larry, where in the world are you? I *think* some of my cables are for a Gen3, but were mis-identified when I purchased them.

In the USA Toyota had a recall on the certain Gen3 inverters, I would certainly avoid ones from the models affected; that may be moot as they are about 3x the cost of the ...

You didn't! Oh man... what little I've read... sounds like these are what I can use maybe for the Gen 3 inverter-converters I invested in... as well as maybe the one Gen3 CVT as well?

Time to find the BOM and ask you what shipping looks like to the States, i.e. Michigan.

Yes well i was trying to make more permanent solution. Maybe to use it also to drain and test cells. If i would have a stable load i could just measure time to empty and calculate exact capacity for tested cells. However i will search for carbon resistor load also...

Hm... What about 12V PTC ...

I saw on youtube somewhere where a guy tried to convert a Prius motor and transaxle into an AC generator but was not successful.


Do you have a link by chance saved in your history or can find? I'm curious what the guy was doing and his observations.


Another possibility is to generator power ...

Now I've got four of these cars and it seems as though they're free all around me.


Where are you located? I'd take a free Gen 2 or Gen 3 or later I suppose. I can use one that has everything with it and in a cost effective way, even if looks bad with all her parts functional.

I know around ...

I've done a single phase version of it for the Gen2 inverter: https://github.com/jsphuebner/stm32-island
It uses phase 1 and 3 and also the boost converter to keep DC link voltage constant. So it requires a battery voltage lower then mains peak, say below 300V.

You need to attach quite some ...

Can an open inverter driven system simply drive a 3-phase signal to a set of transmission lines to which 3-phase equipment can be connected and disconnected?


I'm wondering the same and hoping my post reply is approved as I forgot to copy and paste all the thoughts I just laid down in English ...

Hi everyone, this is my first post

Has anyone ever made a TIG welder out of one of these?


I was planning to make my first post as a separate question regarding if anyone has made either a, or like I have this vision to focus on, inverter for synchronous or asynchronous generator inverter ...