Not absolutely sure but I think solar panels generate direct current which will charge a battery no problem. But your household appliances will require alternating current to operate. Which is why you had a power cut like the rest of us. Don't you just love renewable energy.
According to an electrician mate of mine the electricity generated is converted to AC and fed into the grid at the meter. Your house takes that electricity and uses it while it’s being generated. If you have a battery it contains an inverter to change it back to DC for storage but if you then want to use it to power the house during the night it also needs another inverter to change it back to AC. That is what an “island” battery does.I can understand that but as since I've used 1/2 the amount of electricity a month than I used to I'm confused
Just to clarify a little. An invertor converts DC to AC and a rectifier changes AC to DC. See; simples.A
According to an electrician mate of mine the electricity generated is converted to AC and fed into the grid at the meter. Your house takes that electricity and uses it while it’s being generated. If you have a battery it contains an inverter to change it back to DC for storage but if you then want to use it to power the house during the night it also needs another inverter to change it back to AC. That is what an “island” battery does.
There you are - clear as mud.
I am confused.Just to clarify a little. An invertor converts DC to AC and a rectifier changes AC to DC. See; simples.
I am confused.
Where does the band called DC/AC fit in?