Hybrid Inverter is capable of managing the electricity output of solar panels and charging a battery system, while also operating with mains grid supply. This inverter is best for storing energy for self-consumption or provide back up during emergencies. hybrids are more of a necessity to compensate for weak or intermittent grids or a lack of grid electricity altogether. 

They are DC and AC coupled solutions, so you get the benefit of each. It allows storing power in the battery before it’s covered to AC. As is it also AC coupled, you can still incorporate features like battery backup and storing power during cheaper times.  The entire monitoring for storage and the solar system is done from one unit.

In DC coupled, the energy comes from the solar panels and battery to the inverter in DC power without energy conversion. The inverter only converts the energy to AC power so it can be used by your home appliances or exported to the grid when there is excess energy that can be sold. 

A limitation of this configuration is that you’re unable to draw power from the grid and store it for use later on. It also can’t be configured to provide power in a grid outage. This solution however is cost-effective, efficient, and usually quite easy to retrofit into existing systems.

AC couple storage is the most common type of storage. It is not as efficient or as cost-effective as storing solar energy than DC coupled. The power is generated by the solar panels as DC power, travels to the solar inverter where it is converted to AC power.

It then goes through the switchboard to the multimode battery inverter using AC power where it is converted back to DC power and stored in the battery. When the home solar energy can no longer power the home, the multimode battery inverter converts the energy back to AC power to be consumed by the home appliances.