QUOTE(^Ware^wolf @ May 25 2015, 03:19 PM)
i never believe non-inverter air con will be silent than inverter...thats bull shit as well... my neighbor staying opposite me is using non inverter... the noise level is unbearable ..luckily my overpriced flat unit is not directly facing the blackies....
imagine i can listen to the compressor sound if i stay at living hall ....my flat very small unit only...less than 1400sf ,...

One needs to understand the difference between inverter and non-inverter.
Compressor basically work the same and if proper installed and no defect in the manufacturer, all shouldn't be too noisy, according to the manufacturer's noise db published.
The difference can come from that inverter compressor has the ability to run at partial load when achieve desired condition, running at partial load or rpm, the quieter the compressor can be, as well as less wear and tear on the bearing etc.
Noise can be come from wear bearing sometimes.
QUOTE(soonlee33 @ May 26 2015, 12:59 AM)
During calculation , how do we split the ratio between full load and partial load ? Usually full load run for how long ?
Thanks
It depends on the condition, inverter will run partial loan when achieving the pre-set temperature, if your room has low heat loss aka better insulation, no sun light, window leaking air, then the inverter need not to run at full load most of the time.
Inverter basically work the same with non-inverter when running full load time, particularly when the air-cond starting time that running at full load.
The saving of inverter come from ability to run at partial load, instead of non-inverter that running 100% or 0%.
Inverter doesn't automatically save your electricity, it is about how it is operating.
Compressor of inverter and non-inverter consume same amount of Watts (in fact inverter may be a little higher than non-inverter), so in full load time, there is no saving.
The saving come from the partial load period.