inverter
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- noun
- /ɪnˈvɜrtər/
- Specialized
:
inversor
- So we've deployed AC inverters and quite a bit of them.
- AC inverter
Examples
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The inverter converts the solar panel's direct current into alternating current for household use.
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Systems without all of these components will cost less because the inverter is already in the system.
Academic text (1994) -
Get D.C. backup power to the inverter.
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Voltage from the battery is supplied to the motor by an inverter.
Academic text (1995) -
Its photovoltaic electricity is sent from the inverter through an electrical meter and directly to the grid.
Academic text (2011) -
Applications for the new inverter duty gearmotors include factory automation, machine tools, conveyors, and material handling and packaging.
Academic text (2005) -
For AC loads, an inverter must convert the direct current generated by the PV array into alternating current.
Academic text (1994) -
Princeton Power uses proprietary technology to build inverters that produce clean power efficiently without filters.
Academic text (2007) -
From January to September 2012, the company sold PV inverters with a total output of 5.9 gigawatts.
Blog text (32) -
You need to connect the inverter to the batteries to power your devices effectively.
Synonyms
A device that changes electrical power from AC to DC or from one voltage to another
A device that changes electricity between the type that goes back and forth and the type that flows one way
A machine that changes electricity that changes direction into electricity that flows one way
A machine with a spinning part that changes alternating current into direct current and back
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inverter comes from the Latin parts in- meaning 'into' and verter meaning 'to turn', the same root you see in convert. Think of an inverter as a machine that 'turns' one kind of electricity into another. That's why an inverter changes direct current called 'DC' into alternating current called 'AC'.