A rectifier converting AC to DC is easy enough to understand: Diodes let electricity only flow one way. But how in the world does an inverter convert DC to AC?

Question

A rectifier converting AC to DC is easy enough to understand: Diodes let electricity only flow one way. But how in the world does an inverter convert DC to AC?

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Answer 1

An inverter is a just set of switches and a controller which swaps the positive and negative connections around on a regular basis.

Filtering can be used to smooth out the abrupt changes when the switches reverse.