If you’ve spent any time researching solar energy, by now you’ve heard of an inverter. The inverter is like your solar system’s brain. It manages your power flow, controlling two kinds of power. DC—or direct current—power is the kind stored in batteries. It’s also the kind produced by solar panels. But you can’t use DC … Continued
Today we continue our product comparison series with our picks for the best solar charge controllers on the market in 2021. Charge controllers are a central component in battery-based solar systems, responsible for managing the charge of your battery bank. Solar charge controllers play a key role in battery-based systems: regulate battery voltage and current … Continued
Previously on this blog, we published a step-by-step walkthrough on how to properly size a solar electric system, which is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to design and build their own solar system. I want to follow up on that advice with some specific tips on designing a system around a SolarEdge inverter … Continued