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> You can't run air conditioners directly off solar. PV panels natively produce DC. There are units with microinverters built into the back of the panel that pr
by Someone1234 9y ago
> You can't run air conditioners directly off solar. PV panels natively produce DC. There are units with microinverters built into the back of the panel that produce AC.
Why can't an air conditioner run off of DC? Just lack of availability?
- JetSpiegel 9y agoCan you run an electric motor on DC power?
- andreyv 9y agoYes? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_motor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_motor
- geerlingguy 9y agoI think he meant more ‘can you run an AC motor on DC power’ (benefit of the doubt), since almost all AC units sized for residential/business operate on AC power (to my knowledge?).
- semi-extrinsic 9y agoModern ACs are powered by AC, but they run IGBT inverters to power a brushless DC motor. So you could build ACs to run on straight DC, but they would be a special application (so expensive initially).
- SigmundA 9y agoThere are 48v DC air conditioners, again though you typically need a buffer with solar, either batteries or grid unless your way over paneled and even then you might get a cutout if a cloud goes over.