Webasto relies on WhisperPower's expertise to develop a complete range of electrical solutions. This is why this company is the importer for France and in particular of generating sets.
A generator is the autonomy in 220V. This thermal engine (mainly diesel) is coupled with a generator that produces energy in 220V. On a boat it offers the possibility to operate devices requiring this voltage. This is often the case with air conditioning, a microwave or a dishwasher. Coupled with a battery charger, it is also there to recharge batteries.
How to choose a group?
As when choosing the battery capacity on a 12V network, a power balance must be carried out. We take all the consumers that will be connected to the generator and we add their power. But be careful, all the devices may not work at the same time. For example, you can delay the start of a dishwasher so that it does not run at the same time as the washing machine. In the same way, you don't have to run the watermaker at the same time as the air conditioning. This avoids the need to install a high power unit that will never be fully used.
More WhisperPower
WhisperPower's advice is to see the group not as a single element, but as a piece in the "energy puzzle" to seek consistency in the installation.
This specialist in nomadic electrical installations proposes to combine the group with a converter. If the generator meets the electrical demand 90% of the time, the remaining 10% can be backed up by the converter, which will temporarily draw on the on-board batteries to produce 220 V. This solution makes it possible to install a smaller generator on board, which will have only advantages: reduction of noise, vibrations, consumption and lower installation costs..
The WhisperPower offer
WhisperPower has a full range of generator sets with fixed speed models or even variable speed sets to match the load as closely as possible. These groups can be combined with a battery charger or produce 220 V directly.
Fully programmable, the groups can start automatically according to a request from a consumer or even if the battery pack runs out. It is even possible to program silent periods to make sure that the group will not wake the boat in the middle of the night!
