Escalating global climate challenges are inevitable now and it’s about time that the transition between the conventional to alternative energy sources should be at a faster pace, already. In order to take advantage from nature and producing the power from the inexhaustible resources, the availability of highly innovative and advanced technology is also needed, to take out the maximum efficiency out of the natural and renewable resources. Taking that thought into mind, solar energy i.e., the ability of the Sun to power the entire world is pretty clear and a great source to utilize, during the day time, all over the year. However, in order to do that, having an advanced technology is a must to have the actual renewable benefit.
Major components of a solar power system include solar panels, solar inverters, structure to keep it in hold, batteries can be optional, as well. Solar Inverters can be called as the brain of the solar power plant, the most crucial part of the whole system, basically responsible for converting the DC energy output of the panel into AC and usable form of electricity. The appliances in our houses to industries can only run when they are provided with alternating current instead of direct current, solar inverters receive the variable direct current produced by the solar panels and convert them into alternating 120V/240V current or simply the AC output.
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When the sun shines on the semiconductor, it absorbs the light to the maximum and afterwards, sends this energy to the photovoltaic cells, which in turn produce the direct current (DC), once the DC is produced, it is then sent to the solar inverter for further action. Here comes the most crucial and important part of any solar power plant. When the DC is sent to the solar inverter, it is unusable by any consumer, inverter takes in the produced energy and runs it all through a transformer which ultimately transforms it and convert it into the alternative current (AC).
Inverters can be of following types;
String Inverters
The main working principle of the string inverters is directly connected with the strings in the solar panels. A standard string inverter receives the power (DC) directly from the source (solar panels), and convert it to the AC, which is ultimately utilizable for all applications.
Battery Inverters
The difference between a battery inverter and a string one is that the battery inverter can be chargeable according to it’ own terms.
Central Inverters
The principle working of a central inverter is a little different from the rest of the inverters. It basically has a centralized approach, it combines all the DC power sources and directs them to a central box of the panel, which then converts all the DC power into an AC one.
Hybrid Inverters
Hybrid inverters are the better and advanced form of the battery and string inverters, which produces the battery power system based on strings of the systems.
Micro-Inverters
Micro inverters are not that different than the string inverters. There is only a minor different of having a smaller size yet a higher capacity than the string ones.
