IPower Series Pure Sine Wave Inverters (350W-2000W) by Epever

12/24/48VDC input 350-2000W

EPEVER-Datasheet-IPower (350W-2000W)

Inverters Explained

The inverter is like your solar system's brain.  It manages your power flow, controlling two kinds of power.  DC- or direct current - power is the kind stored in batteries.  It's also the kind produced by solar panels.  But you can't use DC power (Directly) to power anything in your home.  That's where your inverter comes in.  Everything in your home uses AC- or alternating current - power.  An inverter takes DC power from your panels (or from batteries) and turns it into AC for your fridge, lights, TV, and other household appliances.

How is an off-grid inverter different from a grid-tied inverter?

A grid-tied inverter takes DC power from solar panels, turns it into AC, to use in-situ or sent to the National grid.  Grid-tied inverters are more straightforward and more accessible to wire since there are usually only two main components - the inverter and your solar panels.  (some grid-tied systems are starting to incorporate energy storage, but most don't have any at all.  But an off-grid inverter needs a battery bank to function.  Here it works:  your solar panels feed DC power into the batteries.  Then your inverter takes that power and "inverts" it, creating AS power for you home.  This works essentially like a miniature power grid.