Emergency Power from a Genverter system
Being out of power can range from an annoyance to a crisis. Your emergency generator and supply of gas determine how long you can weather the problems until they get worse with no power. Depending on your location and the nature of the crisis, you may not want to run your generator outside in the dark because it announces that you have power.
An emergency Genverter system is the perfect solution in the crisis. With it you can run in ‘silent mode’ and enjoy power at night! Your emergency can of gas can be used efficently to provide power five to ten times longer with a Genverter system compared to the generator alone!
What is a Genverter?
A Genverter is a Generator-Inverter system with energy storage, usually several large batteries. With proper design and use, you can have power available when the generator is running and, most importantly, when it is not. There are five basic components required for an effective Genverter:
- Generator to produce power on demand. Gas, diesel, or propane generators work well here.
- Battery(s) wired together to form a larger storage bank.
- Power Inverter. This converts direct current(DC) from the battery bank into alternating current(AC) or house power.
- Battery charging system that can be plugged into the generator.
- Power Budget. This helps you be a smart energy user. Knowing what you can run for how long, will make it easy to make trade offs like: small TV for 1 hour, or 2 CF lights for 4hours, etc.
How do I make or buy one?
I’m not aware of anyone making a complete system for a home power crisis. There are many expensive generator only systems out there, and it drives me crazy to think of stressed people who pay dearly for power and noise only (no silent mode operation, like a genverter!) That’s a primary purpose of this site. Anyway, lets take a look at what your emergency Genverter system might look like.
This shows the arrangement of the physical component needed to create a genverter, however it does not show the Power Budget, which is similar to the operators manual, because it trains you what to expect from your system. For example, if you run the microwave to cook a frozen dinner for 10 minutes, that might be equivalent to 12 hours of lights. We will be creating specific systems and power budgets soon, so stay tuned!
Thanks – Marshall
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