What happens to the extra 4000 watts?

[daystarmike5]

So the EG4 6000XP has 8,000 watt input (10K max), but 6,000 watt continuous max output.

This may be a really stupid question, but if you have a solar array providing 8,000 watts input, and the inverter can only put out 6,000 watts, what happens to the other 2,000 watts?

 

[SeaGal]

Welcome... no stupid questions, only stupid answers!!

The inverter will only draw from the panels the amount it needs to power its loads (including charging batteries, if it is a hybrid inverter)

 

[sunshine_eggo]

charge battery, feedback to grid or nothing.

The inverter/MPPT are loads to the sources. They pull only what they need.

Much like when you plug a light into a socket... it only pulls the watts it needs, not the 1800W available.

 

[millsan1]

Energy is pulled not pushed, so the inverter will pull 6,000. It is not that the panels are pushing 8,000, if that makes sense.

 

[AZ Solar Junkie]

Energy is pulled not pushed, so the inverter will pull 6,000. It is not that the panels are pushing 8,000, if that makes sense.

Or rather the 2 MPPT's can pull up to 8,000, and the inverter will pull up to 6,000 from the MPPT and battery combined

 

[Crowz]

So the EG4 6000XP has 8,000 watt input (10K max), but 6,000 watt continuous max output.

This may be a really stupid question, but if you have a solar array providing 8,000 watts input, and the inverter can only put out 6,000 watts, what happens to the other 2,000 watts?

Well if you have 6000 watts going out the inverter you can have 2000 watts charging the battery while its making 6000 watts of ac power at the same time. So it actually does have a purpose.

At least they named it right for a change

 

[daystarmike5]

Thank you very much. I thought that might be what was going on, but I am new to solar power and just wasn't sure.

Again, thank you for the information.

 

[AZ Solar Junkie]

Well if you have 6000 watts going out the inverter you can have 2000 watts charging the battery while its making 6000 watts of ac power at the same time. So it actually does have a purpose.

At least they named it right for a change

You wouldn't like it if they called it 8000kPV? LOL

 

[timselectric]

I'm just glad that they didn't name it the 12kpt.
For its 12k of pass through.