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Solar inverter
A converter that turns the DC output of photovoltaic panels into grid-compliant AC, including maximum power point tracking and anti-islanding protection. Architectures range from central and string inverters to per-panel microinverters and optimisers.
- Also known as
- PV inverter, String inverter
- Type
- Component
- Domain
- Power & Discretes, Applications
Notes
One of the first mass markets for SiC diodes and then SiC MOSFETs, since higher efficiency directly raises energy yield.
Related terms
- MPPT
- Boost converter
- Multilevel inverter
- SiC MOSFET
- Anti-islanding
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