sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 days agoTrains in Switzerland Are Now Running Over Solar Panels in a First-of-Its-Kind Testwww.zmescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square93linkfedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down16
arrow-up1330arrow-down1external-linkTrains in Switzerland Are Now Running Over Solar Panels in a First-of-Its-Kind Testwww.zmescience.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square93linkfedilink
minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days ago And if the railway track is electrified We got 100% electrification rate in Switzerland! But usually 15kV AC with 16.67 Hz, so probably not useful for connecting the panels to be honest.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoSolar is DC. Converting it to 16hz probably isn’t more difficult than converting it to 50hz.
minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoYeah the frequency is not the issue, the high voltage could make it expensive to transform the power up in a distributed manner along the tracks. Might be better to run a separate lower voltage line to the next substation.
We got 100% electrification rate in Switzerland!
But usually 15kV AC with 16.67 Hz, so probably not useful for connecting the panels to be honest.
Solar is DC. Converting it to 16hz probably isn’t more difficult than converting it to 50hz.
Yeah the frequency is not the issue, the high voltage could make it expensive to transform the power up in a distributed manner along the tracks. Might be better to run a separate lower voltage line to the next substation.