What happens to input power when inverter switched off?

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In a PV system, what happens to input power when an inverter is switched off?

I noticed that voltage does not change much but the current does. Does this mean the resistance increases?
 
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What happens to input power when inverter switched off?

define that question clearer ... switched off ... where ?
before or after the input ?
what sort of inverter ?then this Q may be answered better
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I noticed that voltage does not change much but the current does. Does this mean the resistance increases?
Dave
 
After the input power. So the sun is still shining on the PV panel, but the inverter is switched off.
I don't know much about inverters to answer your last question, sorry.
 
If you disconnect a PV panel from its load, no power is produced. Power P is voltage times current, ##P=VI##. Therefore if ##I=0## then ##P=0##.regardless of ##V##.

If you wish, you can view an ideal switch as a device that changes resistance from ##R=0## when closed to ##R=\##infinity when open.

Does an inverter really disconnect from its source when off? I'm not sure about that.