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A lot would probably be an understatement. Aren't most batteries in data centers designed to just hold load for seconds or a few minutes at a time while generat
by weird-eye-issue 4mo ago
A lot would probably be an understatement. Aren't most batteries in data centers designed to just hold load for seconds or a few minutes at a time while generators start up?
- zephen 4mo agoYeah, different batteries, different purposes. Keeping the data center up is completely different from keeping the grid up. Not only are the batteries too small; they're also on the wrong side of the disconnect.
- jeffbee 4mo agoIf the problem is an instant disconnect of a large load, switching that large load into charging batteries at that instant, for a minute or so, feels like a solution.
- weird-eye-issue 4mo agoWhat?
- jeffbee 4mo agoWhy is this confusing? Batteries are both generator and load. If the grid needs load to stabilize frequency and voltage, batteries can become loads instantly.
- weird-eye-issue 4mo agoOh, okay. I was confused because I was talking about batteries on the side of the data center.