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You're completely wrong about this. Inverters if told so can do frequency support better and cheaper than any other solutions. No other technology can react a
by guerby 1y ago
You're completely wrong about this.
Inverters if told so can do frequency support better and cheaper than any other solutions.
No other technology can react as fast as an inverter.
See the Texas grid grid service market which is now completely dominated by GW of inverters.
https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/infrastructure/2024/battery-store/ https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/infrastru...
"One solution is to connect inverters with “grid-forming” capabilities, which help mitigate this risk by limiting fluctuations outside of 60 Hz, increasing grid stability. Experts see utility-scale batteries as a prime opportunity to deploy grid-forming inverters to the grid, as grid-forming integration with batteries is cheaper and faster than building new transmission."
"grid-forming" inverter is just software and parameters, your el-cheapo home solar inverter can do it too. It currently is prevented from doing so by ... grid operator regulations which ask it to disconnect at the first issue.
- metalman 1y agoit also needs silicone carbide, which is the substance behind transformerless, inverter based grid power switching https://www.powerelectronicsnews.com/silicon-carbide-sic-enables-an-omnidirectional-grid/ https://www.powerelectronicsnews.com/silicon-carbide-sic-ena...
- idiotsecant 1y agoLet's talk about how you think inverters do frequency support without storage, which was the central point of my post.
- silon42 1y agoThey could easily have some spare/unused solar capacity (say 10%) and use it when frequency drops.