| ▲ | mnmalst 3 hours ago | |
Does this mean if you have a main grid power outage the solar panel cannot provide your house with power either? | ||
| ▲ | Confiks 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Not necessarily, but most inverters (in Europe, at least) aren't designed to function without a grid anyway. Some models of inverter brands like Victron (which isn't very common outside its niche of self-sufficiency because they are rather expensive and sometimes complex) can form a micro-grid. They have the option of a special circuit breaker [1] that decouples the inverter from the grid if the grid is detected to be down, which allows their use during a power outage. [1] https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/anti-islanding-box... | ||
| ▲ | raphaelj 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Mine (Ecoflow Stream Ultra) has two 1200W regular sockets I can use while the grid down. | ||
| ▲ | raddan 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Yes. | ||