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I think @Kidds was having a little jokeWithout wind, they don’t turn. And down here, there’s no wind at all. In fact for a few days now it’s been unusually quiet.
I think @Kidds was having a little jokeWithout wind, they don’t turn. And down here, there’s no wind at all. In fact for a few days now it’s been unusually quiet.
Last 3 weeks we are +100kw a week over last april from our 30 kw systemhas been some good days lately I don't think we will beat April last year though
If it’s so high why do we have massive grid connection from Europe!?
its increasing all the time but we still need fossil fuels in the mid term to pick up the slack Which so many forget about.
Yesterday and today I've seen 20 turbines, and not one turning, so calm at the moment.
has been some good days lately I don't think we will beat April last year though
Essentially the power in the system drops as consumption increases and vice versa.so if generation is too much for the load the voltage rises and hopefully the grid orders producers to cut back.and when its not used where does it go to?
and when its not used where does it go to?
Well we keep fingers, toes and everything else we can cross!Another 1/2 million electric cars, and that will be an irrelevant question...
Smart charging of battery storage in cars and the like, will deal with surges I believe.
Well we keep fingers, toes and everything else we can cross!
I meant where does it go to / what happens to it if say a panel or whatever generation source is churning it out, no battery not / shorting running to earth either etc just a dead end .... its not used .Essentially the power in the system drops as consumption increases and vice versa.so if generation is too much for the load the voltage rises and hopefully the grid orders producers to cut back.
Solar in particular has tested the system to the limits as it can vary so quickly, the grid was built around the old coal fired generators feeding large scale industrial consumers, with surges caused by such issues as a football match ending on a sunday afternoon , which was entirely predictable.
However there are other factors in play, much equipment , particulalry heaters can operate perfectly well if the voltage drops to a degree , except the power is lower, lights not so bright, the kettle does not boil so fast etc. So while power is dropping the NG has time to get more power on line, in fact they have something like a 16% margin.
This does not work so well in the local network , when solar input can vary by 25% in a couple of seconds
As I said there is a balance in the system, if the voltage goes too high it will trip out the whole area and stop production.I meant where does it go to / what happens to it if say a panel or whatever generation source is churning it out, no battery not / shorting running to earth either etc just a dead end .... its not used .
As compared to water well yes pumped and air oil etc whereby pressure builds up iyswim
A physics question......