DC Microgrid
A DC Microgrid is a power-generating system that converts sunlight into clean, reliable, usable energy. Generate, distribute, and consume power locally. No need for the typical power loss conversion. Click below to learn more about traditional AC vs DC systems from our friends at Direct Energy Partners.
SYSTEM BENEFITS
THE DC MICROGRID STORY
Solar panels natively produce electricity in the form of Direct Current (DC). Almost all solar energy that is produced is inverted to Alternate Current (AC) electricity in order to be used in the form that is typical of our electrical system in the U.S., indeed worldwide. The downsides to the common approach include:
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Some of the energy produced is lost in inversion from DC (native) to AC.
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Newer lighting technologies (LED) ultimately require DC, so AC electricity is then converted back to DC at the light itself, resulting in more energy loss.
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Typical AC solar systems must be grid-tied to the utilities’ electrical system. If the electrical grid goes down even momentarily, your AC solar system MUST turn itself off; your power goes away as well.
Our aim is to inform you that there is another option for solar – a DC solar microgrid. Energy consumption is more efficient, i.e., more of the total energy produced is consumed rather than lost in conversion. Perhaps more importantly, your system is naturally islanded from the electrical grid, meaning you do not feed power back to the utility unless you have excess and choose to, and when the grid fails, your solar system continues operating, powering your business's loads.
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