Solar Panels That Plug into Your Wall

Re:Solar Panels That Plug into Your Wall by gizmo686 on Monday October 12, 2026 @11:25AM (#50057790)

We know how to make inverters that can produce an AC voltage on their own. It is not particularly difficult or expensive. The reason why we do not put those inverters in plug-in solar units is entirely because we don't want them to have that ability.

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Re:Solar Panels That Plug into Your Wall by bluGill on Monday October 12, 2026 @12:11PM (#50058504)

Those are a different design inverter than cannot plug into a wall. It isn't hard to design either type, but they need different designs in some critical areas. (you can design one that will do both as well, but it would be more complex)

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Re:Solar Panels That Plug into Your Wall by dylan604 on Monday October 12, 2026 @11:34AM (#50057932)

Nobody claimed we didn't know how. You're misunderstanding the point of these panels.

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