How Does an Inverter Work

How does your solar system talk to the grid?

Walk through each stage — from sunlight hitting your panels to earning money from the grid via the Smart Export Guarantee.

Solar panels Generates DC DC Inverter DC → AC Hybrid inverter Brain of the system AC 🏡 Appliances Your home Uses AC power Export Import Grid ~50Hz National grid SEG payments Charge / Discharge Battery storage Powers home at night Frequency sync Must match grid 50Hz Smart meter Logs your SEG export
How your solar system works

Your solar panels, inverter, battery and the national grid all work together as one smart energy system. Click a step above to explore each stage — from sunlight hitting the panels to earning money through the Smart Export Guarantee.

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