These inverters are employed in rooftop applications for commercial buildings, office buildings, and schools. Solar Power Plants and Distributed Generation One of the most prominent uses of commercial inverters is in. As companies scale up with industrial solar panel setups, industrial inverters play the critical role of converting DC power from those panels into usable AC power, keeping operations smooth and downtime minimal. However, not all inverters are the same. Without inverters, solar panels would be practically useless for. There are several different kinds of photovoltaic inverters available to suit the varying needs of energy use, configuration, and installation location (for example, grid-connected, off-grid, combined grid power with battery backup).