inverter
noun
in·vert·er
in-ˈvər-tər 
1
: one that inverts
2
: a device for converting direct current into alternating current
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To bridge that gap, an inverter converts DC into AC so your solar power is usable at home.
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The $2,000 plug-in solar system installed on Dwyer’s backyard deck in March consists of two 400 watt panels, an inverter, a smart meter and a circuit breaker.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Rather than ‘following’ the grid’s frequency and voltage the way nearly all other grid-scale inverters do, grid-forming inverters march to their own drum, and can sometimes act faster than conventional generators.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Aug. 2025
The company manufactures industrial robots, motion control devices, low- and medium-voltage alternating current drives, and solar inverters for numerous industries, including the semiconductor, machine tool, automotive, HVAC, pumping, oil and gas.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The $2,000 plug-in solar system installed on Dwyer’s backyard deck in March consists of two 400 watt panels, an inverter, a smart meter and a circuit breaker.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Rather than ‘following’ the grid’s frequency and voltage the way nearly all other grid-scale inverters do, grid-forming inverters march to their own drum, and can sometimes act faster than conventional generators.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Aug. 2025
The company manufactures industrial robots, motion control devices, low- and medium-voltage alternating current drives, and solar inverters for numerous industries, including the semiconductor, machine tool, automotive, HVAC, pumping, oil and gas.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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“Inverter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inverter. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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