sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days agoTrains in Switzerland Are Now Running Over Solar Panels in a First-of-Its-Kind Testwww.zmescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1304
arrow-up1304external-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 · 5 days agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 day 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-up1·10 hours agoSolar is DC. Converting it to 16hz probably isn’t more difficult than converting it to 50hz.
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.