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Is it possible to measure AC output of a 3rd party Inverter using CT clamps?

Hi,

I have a 3rd party inverter DC/AC and would like to keep using it since its not broken.

System will have Victron SmartSolar MPPT, Cerbo GX and SmartShunt, is there any way I can measure AC output of my 3rd party inverter and feed that back to VRM?

Cheers

Mark


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wkirby answered ·

No, that is not the intended purpose for energy meters. See the Q11 in the Energy Meters start page:
https://www.victronenergy.com/live/energy-meters:start

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Thanks, so is there anything else in the Victron ecosystem that I can use to monitor 3rd party inverters, or am I forced to buy a Victron inverter if I want to measure AC output?
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wkirby avatar image wkirby ♦♦ wysiwyg commented ·
You need to have a Victron MultiPlus / Quattro or Inverter to make use of those features of VRM.
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