Apr 25, 2024
What is a solar home energy storage system?
After solar panels are installed, the energy they produce needs to be converted into electricity for your home. There are several ways to do this - you can stay connected to the grid, go completely off the grid, or have a hybrid power system.
A hybrid power system is one in which your solar panels remain connected to the power lines of the grid and have a backup battery system to store excess power. The solar energy absorbed by the solar panels is passed through the inverter to generate usable electricity. From there, the power either goes into your home, your battery, or the grid.
The benefit of a hybrid solar system is that you will always have power no matter the situation. With a backup battery, excess energy produced by your solar panels (but not used by your home) is stored in the battery. The battery will then provide you with power at night, when the sun is out, or during system outages or severe weather.
With a hybrid solar system, if you were to use up all the power in your battery, you have the ability to draw power from the grid.
Hybrid solar systems work by sending solar energy to your inverter, which then sends the energy to power your home. Extra energy not used to power your home will go into your home battery for storage.
This battery can provide power to your home when your solar panels are not producing energy. After all these steps, if there is still energy left, this energy is sent to the grid.