A basic off-grid system consists of a renewable energy source such as a solar photovoltaic array, which generates DC power, a battery bank that stores the DC power, and an inverter. Our inverter is the intelligent center of a renewable energy system, seamlessly converting DC power to clean and reliable AC electricity for your needs.
 

The off-grid system pictured here is a solar electric hybrid system that offers additional automatic features. It consists of solar panels, a battery bank, our top-of-the-line Xantrex SW Plus Inverter/Charger, a charge controller that manages battery charging, and a generator.

When the sun is up, the solar panels generate power to charge batteries and provide electricity. At night, the inverter/charger automatically runs your electrical equipment from your battery bank. The generator provides additional back-up battery charging capability for extended periods of cloudy weather. The inverter/charger can automatically start the generator and initiate a recharge cycle when the battery bank is depleted, or a load is too large for the batteries to support independently. You can even have a connection to the grid should you want to use utility power.