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150 Ah battery backup time

How long a 12 V 150 Ah tubular inverter battery runs at different loads, alone and as a 24 V pair.

  • About 6 h 50 min at 200 W
  • About 2 h 50 min at 400 W

One 150 Ah battery (12 V inverter)

A fully charged, healthy battery. At 400 W it discharges at about 0.28C, against the C20 (0.05C) its Ah is rated at, so it gives less than the label.

LoadBackupExample
50 W28 h 50 minWi-Fi and two lights
100 W14 h 25 minA fan and three lights
150 W9 h 30 min
200 W6 h 50 minTwo fans, four lights, TV
250 W5 h 10 min
300 W4 h 05 minThree fans, lights, TV, Wi-Fi
400 W2 h 50 minThree fans, six lights, TV, Wi-Fi
500 W2 hAdd the fridge
600 W1 h 25 minFour fans, lights, TV, fridge
800 W1 hA big house, or a cooler

Two 150 Ah batteries (24 V inverter)

The usual set-up for 1.5 kVA and 2 kVA inverters.

LoadBackup (2 batteries, 24 V)
300 W9 h 30 min
400 W6 h 50 min
500 W5 h 10 min
600 W4 h 05 min
800 W2 h 50 min
1000 W2 h
1200 W1 h 25 min
1500 W1 h 05 min

150 Ah models we list

Specs as stated on each manufacturer’s page. Sorted by brand; we don’t rank them.

ModelTypeWarrantyMaker’s backup at 400 W
Amaron AM150TT54tall tubular54 months (36 free replacement + 18 pro-rata)—
Amaron AR150TN54tall tubular54 months (36 free replacement + 18 pro-rata)—
Exide FEM0-IMTT1500tall tubularNot stated—
Exide FEM1-IMST1500short tubularNot stated—
Exide FEP0-IPST1500short tubularNot stated—
Exide FEP0-IPTT1500tall tubularNot stated—
Exide IZST1500short tubular48 months (24 free replacement + 24 pro-rata)2 h 45 min
Exide IZST1500HLshort tubular60 months (36 free replacement + 24 pro-rata)2 h 45 min
Exide IZTT1500tall tubular48 months (24 free replacement + 24 pro-rata)2 h 50 min
Livguard IT1548STTshort tall tubular48 months (24 free replacement + 24 pro-rata)—
Livguard IT1548TTtall tubular48 months—
Livguard IT1560STTtubular60 months—
Livguard IT1572TTtall tubular72 months—
Luminous Inverlast ILTT 18060 PROtubular60 months (36 free replacement + 24 pro-rata)—
Luminous Red Charge RC 18000tall tubular36 months (18 free replacement + 18 pro-rata)—
Luminous Red Charge RC 18000 Protall tubular48 months (24 free replacement + 24 pro-rata)—
Luminous Ultra Charge UCTT 18066tubular66 months (42 free replacement + 24 pro-rata)—
Microtek Dura Long M1502424JTjumbo tubular48 months (null (page: '24 Months Flat', not labelled free replacement; claim 24 matches flat period) free replacement + 24 pro-rata)—

Method: watt-hours at 12 V × the share lead-acid delivers at that current, fitted to V-Guard’s published 400 W backup table, ÷ load. Checked against Exide’s Inva Zen tables, which it matches within about 10% from 200 to 400 W and undershoots at 100 W. Real backup falls as the battery ages.