To or not to – Solar Power Taranaki Solar

In this article, we will look at the implications of starting or adding battery storage to your PV solar system.

Standard string inverters are NON hybrid, which means they have no capacity to deliver any PV solar produced to battery storage.

Hybrid inverters have the ability to send PV produced to batteries. Usually after the inverter has detected surplus power, which otherwise would be exported to the grid.
In the main, hybrid inverters can be installed with or without the addition of batteries.

Q:Why would you install a hybrid inverter without batteries?
A: Installing a hybrid inverter without batteries to start gives you more options at a later date when looking at adding batteries to your PV solar power system. One of the biggest benefits of a hybrid inverter is its ability to create PV solar in the event of a power cut. If you retrofit an AC coupled system (inverter with batteries), whilst in a power cut you can still divert power to essential circu...