{"id":10052,"date":"2013-10-02T09:29:10","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T07:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.sma-sunny.com\/?p=10052"},"modified":"2017-12-13T16:01:20","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T15:01:20","slug":"what-to-look-for-when-choosing-your-inverter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/en\/what-to-look-for-when-choosing-your-inverter\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Look for When Choosing Your Inverter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/PgKGNPpBCH8\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Not All Solar Inverters Are Equal - Energy Matters\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_PgKGNPpBCH8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PgKGNPpBCH8\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PgKGNPpBCH8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2012-04-10T02:45:24Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_PgKGNPpBCH8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PgKGNPpBCH8\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Not All Solar Inverters Are Equal - Energy Matters<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PgKGNPpBCH8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PgKGNPpBCH8\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Not All Solar Inverters Are Equal - Energy Matters\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this video, Energy Matters demonstrates the differing levels of quality in solar inverters - a crucial component in a solar power system.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photovoltaic solar arrays generate high DC voltages. The job of the inverter is to safely and efficiently convert the DC energy source to an AC energy feed, allowing the customer to receive as much of the solar panel array\u2019s energy as possible. Inverters must be able to handle high voltages and currents under harsh conditions \u2013 they are part of an inverter\u2019s everyday life. However, not all solar inverters are equal, as James Walker, Director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energymatters.com.au\/\">Energy Matters<\/a>, found out. 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