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My understanding is that the inverter you get in the kit that you plug into the wall will shut itself off if the power goes out, the same as most larger non off
by cameldrv 2y ago
My understanding is that the inverter you get in the kit that you plug into the wall will shut itself off if the power goes out, the same as most larger non off-grid solar systems.
- wongarsu 2y agoNot only as a safety feature but as an inherent part of their design: they are designed to produce AC that's in sync with the grid. Same frequency and peaks/valleys as the same time. In a blackout there is no grid to follow, so the inverter shuts off.
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- tetha 2y agoIt is also interesting to read up how this plays into black start plans for the european power grid. You would think solar parks make black starts ... "easy" - just turn them on and have some power, but due to the inverter functions, that's not the case. Instead, one of the plans I've read about has to start a few black start capable power-plants first to get some kind of phase into the grid. Then you can bring consumers and solar parks online until there is enough load on the grid to bring up larger power plants, while the quick-reacting solar parks are taken online and offline to balance the grid so it never has too much or too little load on it.