Quote by eirebus
What size inverter Would I need to power a 2kw device and would a 100ah lithium battery be able to power it , can the inverter be fitted directly to the battery, with proper wire and fuse obviously
I'm no expert but, watts equals to volts x amps....so 2000watts รท 12v = 166.6 amps
...so your battery would need to be able to provide approx that amount of amps before the Battery management system shuts down...the cable and fuses would need to be able to carry that many amps minimum also or they'll melt and could go on fire
.....my inverter is a pure sign wave 2000w and it powers my coffee machine no probs which is 1300w and a mini oven that's 1500w..the battery is 150ah lithium...the oven would zap the battery fairly lively though as it pulls savage power constantly so i rarely use that when off grid.I have an air fryer that's 1200w I think and this isn't as hard on the battery as when it hits the temperature it doesn't draw much power,as the temp drops it then kicks back in again drawing power again....I'd imagine you'd need a bigger battery than 100ah though or else use smaller wattage appliances up to 1000watts or thereabouts.