Inverters must handle peak solar input, battery charging, and load output—all at once. Choosing an inverter rated in kW (not just kVA) gives you a clearer view of real usable power. This prevents undersizing and keeps your solar-storage system running efficiently.
Choose wisely. Here’s the cheat code: your inverter size should match your solar panel output. If your system pushes 5,000 watts, a 5,000-watt (or 5 kW) inverter is usually the move. But it’s not always one-to-one. Some setups undersize the inverter a bit—say, 4.6 kW for 5 kW of panels—to save cash without losing much power.
Most hybrid and solar inverters operate at a power factor between 0.8 and 1.0. The power factor directly impacts how much usable energy (kW) you can get from your inverter. If your inverter has a power factor of 0.9, then a 10 kVA inverter will deliver only 9 kW of real output. This means the inverter can only handle 10.2 kW of actual load—not 12.
kW refers to the real or usable power output of an inverter. kVA represents the total power capacity it can carry, including power lost in phase difference (reactive power). For example, an inverter rated at 10 kVA with a power factor of 0.8 can only deliver 8 kW of real power.
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