What is a hybrid inverter?

Hybrid inverters are essentially two inverters in one; they combine a solar inverter and a battery inverter into one simple unit. These advanced inverters use solar energy to power your home, charge a battery or send excess energy into the electricity grid. Most hybrid inverters can also provide emergency backup power during a blackout.

Are hybrid inverters compatible with high voltage batteries?

Many hybrid inverters are made to be compatible with high voltage batteries, but you can also get hybrid inverters integrated directly into a battery. There are a few benefits to using a hybrid inverter with DC coupled batteries:

How long does a hybrid inverter take to change to backup power?

Some hybrid inverters deliberately take 10 to 60 seconds to change to backup power. This may sound annoying, but it immediately indicates to the homeowner that there has been a grid outage so they can start to conserve battery power.

What is an off-grid hybrid inverter?

The LIVOLTEK off-grid hybrid inverter is an important part of the off-grid solar power system. With online and offline monitoring and management platform for every inverter, this smart solar inverter can offer continuous power to your home.

What are the best hybrid inverters?

Sungrow SH-RS series are our favourite hybrid inverters due to their numerous features, wide variety of sizes, high backup power rating, simple design and affordability. The SH-RS series is available from 3.0kW to 10kW and features 200% solar oversizing, a digital display, instantaneous backup power, and high efficiency.

Do I need a hybrid inverter for my solar system?

In the old days, off-grid batteries were DC coupled. In domestic settings, more recent batteries are AC coupled, particularly when retrofitted to existing solar systems with AC inverters. This means you don’t need a hybrid inverter to attach a battery to your system. In fact, our top recommended battery - Tesla Powerwall 2 - is AC coupled.