Inverter Clipping

Clipping occurs when a DC array produces more power than its inverter’s AC rating, and the inverter caps output at its limit — discarding the excess. It appears as a flat-topped midday generation curve.

Modest clipping is often profitable: the oversized array earns more through mornings, evenings, and haze than it loses at noon. Ratios up to ~1.3 are considered healthy in Indian design practice.

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