energy officials are quietly exploring a potentially major national security threat: unrecorded communication devices built into Chinese-made inverters and batteries that supply America's renewable energy infrastructure. These inverters, which are essential components that convert direct. . U. energy‑sector forensic teams have begun disassembling Chinese‑manufactured solar inverters and grid‑scale batteries after discovering undocumented 4G/LTE modules and other wireless communication transceivers buried on the circuit boards, according to two people involved in the tear‑downs. While inverters are built to allow remote access for updates and. . Power inverters, which are predominantly produced in China, are used throughout the world to connect solar panels and wind turbines to electricity grids.
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