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    • Steve Carlson

    OEM & Fleet Manager, Xantrex
    Illustration courtesy of Xantrex
    This illustration shows a typical truck AC power system. The inverter/charger provides AC power to all receptacles inside the cab when there is no external AC available. When the truck is plugged into shorepower, this inverter charges the battery, and, with the built-in transfer relay, allows a part of this incoming shorepower to pass through the inverter to power the downstream AC loads.
    Battery & Electrical

    Choose Power Inverters Wisely

    Steve Carlson
    April 10, 2017
    Inverters can be a great asset, provided a fleet determines what will work best for its operations.