Instead of buying a generator, it should be possible to simply charge batteries for 110 and 220 volts via the socket and then have 110/220 volts supply power for some electronic devices for a while. This would be very useful in case of temporary power outages of power plants.
Answer
Hi Rene
From a technical point of view it is no problem at all to build a battery for 110 or 220 Volts.
The problem that arises here is that a battery (like any other battery) can only store and release DC voltage, while we get AC voltage from the socket. This means that the voltage from the socket has a different shape and behavior over time than the voltage from a battery or accumulator. A number of electrical consumers (eg heating resistors, LEDs) actually have no problem with this difference, but many other appliances will not function or even malfunction when used on direct voltage if they are built for alternating voltage.
Today, this problem can easily be solved by placing an inverter between the battery and the consumer of the AC voltage. This is actually the same principle as the inverter used on solar panels. This is currently already being used on a limited scale and there are already individuals who have such a battery and inverter.
Then why don’t we all do this? A battery with sufficient storage to provide a house with all the necessary electrical energy for about a day is still a fairly expensive affair and such an inverter also has a nice price tag.
Hopefully this was a sufficient answer to your question.
Regards,
Dirk
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ing. Dirk Merckx
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