COMPARISION

• Let us take 4mm arc welding electrode is being used

• It requires 160A welding current at approximately 24V
• Output power = 160 A X 24 V = 3840 W or 3.840 KW
• Input voltage is 230V AC in the case of single phase and 415V AC in the case of three phase input power supply. While
comparing in an actual measurements the input voltage and output voltage has to accurately measured.

Parameter Welding Transformer Welding Rectifier Welding Inverter

No load current 4 to 5 A 4 to 5 A 0.3 to 0.5 A
No load power factor 0.2 0.2 0.99
No load power 400 to 500 W 400 to 500 W 50 to 100 W
Output power 3.84KW 3.84KW 3.84KW
Efficiency 0.6 0.6 0.9
Input power 6.4 KW 6.4 KW 4.27 KW
Input power factor 0.5 to 0.6 0.6 0.95
Input KVA 12.8 to 10.66 10.66 4.5

at 230V,1ph at 415V, 3 ph at 415V, 3 ph

Input current 55 A to 46 A 14.8 A 6.3 A
Power consumption for 8 hrs a day 51.2 KWH 51.2 KWH 34.16 KWH
Power consumption for 250 day of a year 12,800 KWH 12,800 KWH 8540 KWH
Cost of electricity @ Rs 5 per KWH Rs 64,000 Rs 64,000 Rs 42,700
Excess in cost compared to Inverter Rs 21,300 Rs 21,300 --
Excess input current from supply 48 A 8.5 A --
Saving in running cost as above -- -- Rs 21,300
Saving in input current -- -- 8.5A to 48A
Saving in installed capacity -- -- 6.1KVA to
11.0KVA