What is the difference between solar inverter and hybrid inverter?

With the growing interest in harnessing solar energy, the demand for solar inverters and hybrid inverters has also surged. But what exactly sets these two types of inverters apart, and which one is the right choice for your specific needs?

Both solar inverters and hybrid inverters are widely used to convert photovoltaic solar energy into electricity. Some hybrid inverters can also be used with solar and wind energy combinations, or off-grid and on-grid combinations.

It is well known that inverters are designed to convert DC power into AC power. It is worth noting that in order to generate electricity using panels, it definitely needs to go through a solar inverter.

Both solar inverters and hybrid inverters are widely used to convert photovoltaic solar energy into electricity. Even some of the hybrid inverters can be used with a combination of solar and wind energy or a combination of off-grid and grid connected.

What we call a solar inverter in the broadest sense is more than just a type of inverter. It is not easy to interpret its use literally, as there are differences in the scope of its use, such as functionality, structure, technology, and even design.

For example, a solar inverter can be a pure sine wave inverter/corrected sine wave inverter, an off-grid solar inverter or a grid-connected solar inverter, a single-phase solar inverter or a three-phase solar inverter, and so on.

So, we can simply understand the inverter for photovoltaic solar system access, that is, solar inverter.

And in the habit of use in most areas. Solar inverters are more often referred to as battery back-up inverters or battery inverters, where the electrical energy converted from photovoltaic solar energy is stored by a battery bank. After that, all the power is supplied to the AC/DC load from the battery side through the connected inverter.

In other words, the solar inverter battery transfers the electrical energy from the charger to the load or the grid. And most of the backup battery inverters are capable of providing AC power in case of power interruption or blackout.

And hybrid inverter is based on the upgrade of solar inverter. It contains the functionality of a solar inverter to convert DC to AC and also adds built-in solar controllers such as MPPT or PWM type. So, to be precise, a hybrid inverter is a solar inverter with a built-in charge controller. It can also be a combination of an off-grid inverter and an on-grid inverter in a single device with the same description as what you call a hybrid inverter.