Power inverter

A power inverter, comprising:

• a power inverter circuit adapted to convert a direct current (DC) input to an alternating current (AC) output;
• a manual power switch integrated in a configuration to toggle a power operating state of the power inverter between an on condition and an off condition;
• and
• a power bypass element, wherein the bypass element includes:
• a bypass controller plug, and
• an automated controller connector adapted to receive a bypass controller plug,
• wherein the power inverter is configured to bypass the manual power switch when the bypass controller plug is inserted into the automated controller connector and the power status of the power inverter would be controlled by a state of the direct current (DC) input supplied to the power inverter.

A power inverter and controller system, comprising:

• a power inverter comprising:
• a power inverter circuit adapted to convert a direct current (DC) input to an alternating current (AC) output;
• a power inverter microprocessor;
• and
• a power inverter communication circuit in signal communication with the power inverter microprocessor, the communication circuit including at least one of (a) a wireless Bluetooth communication circuit, and (b) a wireless Wi-Fi communication circuit;
• and
• the portable computing device comprising:
• a portable computing device microprocessor;
• a digital memory device in signal communication with the portable computing device microprocessor;
• a portable computing device communication circuit in signal communication with the portable computing device microprocessor, the communication circuit including at least one of (a) a wireless Bluetooth communication circuit, and (b) a wireless Wi-Fi communication circuit;
• and
• a power inverter interface application operating on the portable computing device, the application including an instruction set comprising a step using the power inverter communication circuit and the portable computing device communication circuit to interact with the power inverter.