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> But notably the high power consumers like electrical stove, air conditioning, washing machines etc. do not.

An electric resistance stove (radiant or exposed coil) would work just fine on DC, although, if it’s controlled using a TRIAC, that would need to change.

An induction stove uses rather high frequency AC, and that could be generated just fine from a DC supply.

Modern air conditioners use variable frequency drives, and those generally work by first converting the AC supply to DC.

I imagine that many modern washing machines also use some sort of variable frequency drive or DC-powered motor.




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