Solar Inverters

Grid Tied Inverters

Grid tied inverters (also known as string inverters) are the most common and oldest form of inverter in the UK. Normally, solar panels are arranged into groups or rows either on the roofs of buildings or on the ground. Each group or row is tied to a ‘string’. Multiple strings can connect to a single inverter which then converts DC electricity to AC electricity. Usually, the bigger the inverter (in kW) the more strings can be connected to it. Some large inverters can be connected to up 12 strings. 

Hybrid Storage Inverters 

LED Solar also stock hybrid storage inverters by Sunsynk – a world leader in solar battery storage solutions. Hybrid storage inverters allow homeowners and businesses to store the excess solar energy they generate in lithium batteries to use at a later point in time. Due to the Government feed-in tariff falling so much in value in recent years, it is much more cost-effective to store energy in batteries and use the electricity when you need it. A hybrid storage inverter is a mandatory requirement to use any form of battery storage. Hybrid storage inverters are wired with more inputs and outputs than a standard string inverter and can be managed remotely via software on your smartphone. For more information on hybrid storage inverters and how they work with battery storage please visit the battery storage area of our website.