Post #1311596
2026-03-27 14:07 UTC
@CurlyParakeet @PetraPhoenix There's no difference between plugging in an inverter and having one wired in, except for the socket.
The way they work is the same, it's just a device that monitors the input (to sync to it, and for safety) and then injects electricity into the system.
Other devices don't care where the power is coming from, just that it's there. So inverter/battery/mains, it's just electricity to the devices using it.
The safety part the same for both systems, but for more reasons for a plugin unit.
As someone else said, the device monitors the grid feed to make sure when you unplug it (and so it can't "see" the grid) it turns off it's output so you don't get a shock or worse.
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@chloeraccoon@mastodonapp.uk 2026-03-27 14:08
@CurlyParakeet @PetraPhoenix The other side of this (which wired in inverters do too) is a direct feed inverter (ie: designed not to operate with out the grid) use that feed in from the grid to a) sync up their sine wave to the gird, because if your system is say, 1Hz off the gird, this is Bad(TM). And b) so if the grid fails, you don't back feed it and kill the poor tech down the line fixing it!