We do have a bit of a problem with big companies' vested interests in australia, but not so bad that we can't improve things.
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South Australia's giant battery confounds critics
We do have a bit of a problem with big companies' vested interests in australia, but not so bad that we can't improve things.
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(Old Spike)
You live in Aussie sato?
(Old Spike)
used to.
(Site Administrator)
there'd be a fucking serious inverter hooked up to that.
(Old Spike)
Is this charged exclusively by wind?
Do they "only" provide backup to even out the grid?
(Long Spike)
i think i read somewhere is the answer is yes and yes, but don't know if there are exceptions
(Old Spike)
I think this is one of the applications where batteries on the grid make sense.
(Old Spike)
it's connected to the grid so it can be charged any way it needs to be, but it's basically charged by the wind turbines because that makes the most sense. rather than altering the blade angles so they produce less power when they're not needed they can stay on and power the battery.
the only other case is when demand for electricity falls but because it takes ages to power down a big coal fired turbine, the grid receives too much power while that process goes on, so with the battery instead of the grid being overloaded while a turbine is running down, the excess power goes into the battery and the grid is kept constant. also has the added benefit of making everyone's appliances last longer since the grid no longer has such variable output.