A. Solar towers produce electricity in a manner similar to that of power plants

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A. Solar towers produce electricity in a manner similar to that of power plants run on coal, oil or nuclear fission, but solar panels require a device called an inverter for household electricity use. What does an inverter do and why are they needed for electricity generated by solar panels?

B. The Nucleon was a concept car developed by Ford in 1958 as a design on how a nuclear-powered car might look. Rather than having an internal combustion engine, the car was to be powered by a small nuclear reactor (the circular silver component at the rear of the vehicle), although it never got farther than a 3/8 scale model.

Discuss the pros and cons if the concept was taken to full development.

Explanation / Answer

A. Here an inverter can invert the direct current (DC) output into alternating current (AC). The inverter can operate at an optimal performance level, such as data monitoring, advanced utility controls and system design engineering. Here many view inverters are used as the gateway between the photovoltaic (PV) system and the energy off-taker. So it is very much needed for electricity generated by solar panels.

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