What different about hybrid inverters and battery inverters?- Uni Z International B.V.

What different about hybrid inverters and battery inverters?

Knowing what is available to you in the world of renewable solar energy is key to benefiting from the latest and greatest in photovoltaic (PV) technology. Inverters in particular are essential to saving you energy (and money) by making your solar power more efficient in the long run.

But how can you find the more better inverter for your solar system without wading through technical manuals and intricate product catalogs?

To get you started, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide to energy storage, including an overview of what energy storage inverters are, the different types – from hybrid inverters to battery inverters – as well as what Hoymiles can provide for your PV energy needs.

The main difference with energy storage inverters is that they are capable of two-way power conversion – from DC to AC, and vice versa.

It's this switch between currents that enables energy storage inverters to store energy, as the name implies.

In a regular PV inverter system, any excess power that you do not consume is fed back to the grid. You could regard the grid as your power backup, because after sunset, when the PV inverter no longer works, you can still drain power from the grid.

But what if the grid is down? You’re left without power.

That’s where the superpower of energy storage inverters really comes into play.

To store energy for yourself – in case of a blackout or very weather when the grid is down – you need to store it locally.

But you can only store DC power in the battery.

So, you’ll need an energy storage inverter to convert the AC power that your PV inverter produces back into storable DC power.

Now that we have the basics down, let’s move on to the two types of energy storage inverters that you’ll come across on your search – hybrid inverters and battery inverters.

A hybrid solar inverter is similar to a standard inverter, but with an added benefit: it can also work with an AC source.

This differs from a PV inverter as the hybrid inverter has a battery port to enable two-way power conversion.

But that’s not to say that you need a battery – it’s possible to use hybrid inverters with or without one.

If you don’t connect a battery to the port, your hybrid inverter will work just like any regular solar inverter. Some hybrid inverters even support generators to ensure you still have a power supply even when you’re off-grid – whether that’s due to very weather conditions or a random power outage.