Sharp Announces Sales of DC Powered Air Conditioner, Other Products To Follow

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @09:30PM from the directly-powered dept.

AmiMoJo writes: Sharp has announced that sales of DC powered air conditioners will begin by the end of the year. Most appliances use the standard AC electricity supply in homes, but as solar panels become more common switching to DC can save on conversion losses. Solar panels produce DC, which is then typically converted to AC before being fed into the house's wiring, and then converted back to DC again by appliances. Sharp has announced that it intends to produce a range of DC powered appliances for home use.

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Re:Why not both? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-07-30 00:36 · Score: 5, Insightful

Stop being a dick, he made an assumption that was incorrect, when proven otherwise he adjusted his stance.
If everyone who made assumptions acted like him most of the world problems would be solved.