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How did Inverter Battery works ?

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Deepak Prajapati

The inverter is a device that converts AC (alternating current) into DC (direct current) and DC into AC.

In our house, there is a supply of AC. All our electric and electronic devices work on AC. On the other hand, we cannot store the AC; we can only store the DC. To store DC, we need a storage device, which is called a battery.

A battery is a storage device in which we store power and use it when we want. However, we cannot store power in the battery as we are getting an AC supply. To overcome that problem, we need a device that is called an inverter. The inverter converts AC into DC and DC into AC. With the help of an inverter, we can easily store our home supply power in a battery and then use it when we need it.

How does an inverter work?

An inverter is used to produce an uninterrupted 220V AC or 110V AC (depending on the line voltage of the particular country) supply to the device connected as the load at the output socket. The inverter provides a constant supply of AC voltage when the main power supply is not available.

Let us look at how the inverter makes this possible. To understand the functioning of an inverter, we

Should be considered in the following situations:

When there is an AC, mains power supply available,

When there is an AC mains power supply, it is not available.

How does a battery work?

 

Lithium-ion batteries provide power to millions of people each day. Because of their lightweight, high energy density, and ability to recharge, lithium-ion batteries are used in everything from laptops and cell phones to hybrids and electric cars.

 

A battery consists of an anode, a cathode, a separator, an electrolyte, and two positive and negative current collectors. The anode and cathode store the lithium. The electrolyte carries positive-charged lithium ions from the anode to the cathode and from the cathode to the anode via its separator. The moving particles of the lithium ions create free electrons in the anode, which creates a charge at the positive current collector. The electrical current flows from the positive current collector through an electronic or electrical device (cell phone, computer, etc.) to the negative current collector. The separator blocks the flow of electrons or charged particles inside the battery.

 

When the battery is discharging and providing an electric current, the anode releases lithium ions to the cathode, generating a flow of electrons, called current from one side to the other. When connected to the device, the opposite happens: lithium-ion-charged particles are released by the cathode and received by the anode.

The two concepts of batteries are energy density and power density. Energy density is measured in watt-hours per kilogramme (Wh/kg) and is the amount of energy that can be stored by the battery that is related to its mass. Power density is measured in watts per kilogramme (W/kg) and is the amount of power that the battery concerning its mass can generate. If we want to understand it easily, we imagine draining a pool. Energy density is similar to the size of the pool, while power density is considered to drain the pool as quickly as possible.

Why do we need an inverter battery?

Every person in this world needs power. Human power consumption and demand have increased over millions of years because of evolution. However, power demands have peaked in the last 200 years because of the industrial revolution. To fulfil the need for power, humans developed various techniques to generate power from various sources like petrol, diesel, natural gas, and coal, which are the major sources on which humans are dependent for power. They burn fuel and coal to get power from them. Besides that, humans have also developed methods to get power from natural resources like water, air, sun, seas, etc. They are clean sources of energy. They produce energy without being burned. They are the never-ending source of energy, which we get free.

How is power reached in our house?

There is a very systematic process of supplying power from power generating sites to our house. The energy generated is supplied through the transmission and power supply, in which generators, transformers, wires, and power stations are involved. However, what happens when not all the power is consumed as it is generated? There, we need a storage device that can store that power and use it when we need that power. To overcome that problem, engineers and scientists invented the inverter battery to store power in it. However, there is a problem with batteries. We only store DC (Direct Current) current and power. However, in our house, there is a supply of AC (alternative current). For that, we need a device that converts DC into AC and AC into DC, which we can store in a battery and then convert DC into AC to get a supply of power in our house. They once again created a device that can help us store and use that power. That device is an inverter battery setup.

Inverter battery types?

In our house, we use a set of inverter batteries, from which we get uninterrupted power in our house. There are generally two types of batteries

LED Acid  Battery

Lithium Ion  Battery

 

Lithium-ion Battery: A lithium-ion inverter battery is a small, compact, safe, eco-friendly, powerful, dry, non-toxic gas released by the storm. Lithium-ion batteries are more expensive than lead-acid batteries, but they are safer, more environmentally friendly, and have a longer lifespan. Lithium-ion batteries do not release any toxic gases, which are harmful to humans and the environment as well. Lithium-ion batteries are used in various fields like solar inverter batteries, electric vehicles, automobile sectors, and electric vehicles.


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