Help me buy an inverter

[msankadi]

Hi

I am looking to invest in an inverter solution for my home theater and other electronics setup...Till now I was using two quite big APC ups (2 x 2200VA) but now the battery has died for one of them and I would just like to get an inverter solution now...

Requesting help on how to decide and buy the inverter...Please ignore my ignorance and let me know if I have ommitted any key information

My requirements:
- Power Requirement - 2000 to 2500W Devices: Epson TW9400 Projector, RTX 4080 GPU PC, TV 65 inch, Yamaha avr, 5.1 speaker system,other smaller items like alexas etc. Dont really need a home power backup as the Society Backup Generator kicks in in after a minute or so...and supports full power backup
- Power duration - Just for maximum 5 minutes as the Generator kicks in after that...Will like to have a power backup for 15-30 minutes just to keep some buffer and future proofing
- Budget: Not very tight budget but hoping within 50k

Questions:
1. What specs do I need to look at and how do I ascertain what all parts are needed?
2. Roughly how much will be the cost?
3. How to choose the shop to buy from and what are the common methods they can cheat me?

 

[dpkprabhakaran]

Online UPS will be a better fit for your requirement.

3KVA model with inbuilt battery from Microtek or BPE retails around 37k.

 

[ajuvignesh]

Hi

I am looking to invest in an inverter solution for my home theater and other electronics setup...Till now I was using two quite big APC ups (2 x 2200VA) but now the battery has died for one of them and I would just like to get an inverter solution now...

Requesting help on how to decide and buy the inverter...Please ignore my ignorance and let me know if I have ommitted any key information

My requirements:
- Power Requirement - 2000 to 2500W Devices: Epson TW9400 Projector, RTX 4080 GPU PC, TV 65 inch, Yamaha avr, 5.1 speaker system,other smaller items like alexas etc. Dont really need a home power backup as the Society Backup Generator kicks in in after a minute or so...and supports full power backup
- Power duration - Just for maximum 5 minutes as the Generator kicks in after that...Will like to have a power backup for 15-30 minutes just to keep some buffer and future proofing
- Budget: Not very tight budget but hoping within 50k

Questions:
1. What specs do I need to look at and how do I ascertain what all parts are needed?
2. Roughly how much will be the cost?
3. How to choose the shop to buy from and what are the common methods they can cheat me?

One important thing to note is the transfer time. The time the inverter takes to switch from mains to the battery. Lower the better. Usually the APCs have lower transfer time. Even I think, online ups is better as there is no transfer time at all also the power is better regulated than an inverter.