What is a Power Inverter for Car?

Car power inverters come in all shapes and sizes and can be used for a variety of purposes in addition to charging devices.

What can you do with a car inverter?

1. Private cars
In private cars inverters can provide power to game consoles to keep children entertained on long trips.
2. Caravan
In RVs, inverters provide AC power for small household and kitchen devices such as blenders, toasters, microwaves, etc.
3. Trucks
A truck equipped with a powerful enough power inverter in the truck toolbox becomes a mobile workplace to power tools and technology in remote areas.
4. Ambulance
In an ambulance, a 2000W or 3000W ambulance power inverter can provide pure sine wave and 220V power to defibrillators, heart monitors, and ventilators, which ensures that these devices work well when transporting patients from home to the hospital.
5. Buses
On buses, the 3000W bus power inverter is ideal for powering GPRS, bus card machines, TVs and other bus equipment.

What is the voltage of the power inverter?

Power inverters have different input and output voltages, for example, for cars, SUVs, ambulances, the input voltage is usually 12Vdc, while for buses, trucks, the input voltage is usually 24volt dc to 220volt ac power inverter because their battery packs are valuable.

And for USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, they always need 110V/60Hz power supply. For other countries, such as the EU, they are always 220Vac/50Hz.

How do I know what size power inverter I need?

Power inverters are rated to a specific wattage and only support a large amount of power demand. Just like the power supply for your computer, the minimum power you need is x watts, depending on your device.

This can be determined by the following formula: Amps x Volts = Wattage.

When purchasing a power inverter, pay attention to peak and continuous loads.

Typically, power inverters will announce peak loads because they will be more numerous. When using larger appliances, you need to consider continuous loads because it is the power of the machine.

Considering that these are probably the most expensive devices, you want to use sine wave technology, which can effectively charge your devices and promote cleaner power, just like the power you get from your home outlets.

In theory, if you want to charge your laptop, it could take 110 volts, times 5 amps, or 550 watts.

Considering other devices, you'd probably need at least a 600-watt inverter.

For larger applications, car air conditioners and car refrigerators may require a 2000 watt inverter.

Summarize

You can find the required voltage on the power adapter of the desired device, or refer to the product manual.

If you would like to learn more about your vehicle power inverter options, please contact our sales staff for a consultation.