Power cuts: how frequent are grid disruptions?
This data-file aggregates significant US power grid disruptions, based on data from the DOE. On average, there are 250 power cuts per year in the United States, lasting for a…
Solar inverters: companies, products and costs?
…The ability to control reactive power with a +/- 0.8 leading/lagging power factor is typical. As is the ability to limit total harmonic distortion below 3% (charts below). While Chinese-made…
Wind volatility: second by second output data?
…90% of that previous 10-minute average power output. The average power drop is the average reduction in power output during the duration of the power drop, compared to the prior…
NET Power: gas-fired power with inherent CO2 capture?
…NET Power addresses the challenges, based on its patents. Can we de-risk Net Power’s technology? Our NET Power technology review shows over ten years of progress, refining the design of…
MOSFETs: energy use and power loss calculator?
…Formulae for the losses in a power MOSFET? This data-file aims to calculate the power losses of a power MOSFET from first principles, covering I2R conduction losses, voltage drops across…
Capacitor banks: the economics?
This model captures the economics of power factor correction via installing capacitor banks upstream of inductive loads. $449.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Specifically, these capacitors prevent power drops and unnecessary…
Power functions: how would gas shortages change the cost curve?
…lack of inertia, reactive power and fault current (notes below). https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/09/16/power-grids-tenet/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/power-electronics-problems-and-solutions/ A final issue with wind and solar is that they may see some inflation in their future costs….
Thermal power plant: loss attribution?
This data-file is a simple loss attribution for a thermal power plant. For example, a typical coal-fired power plant might achieve a primary efficiency of 38%, converting thermal energy in…
Renewables: can oil and gas assets “demand shift”?
…‘over-built’ (chart below). In turn, this means that power prices will become increasingly volatile. Around one-third of the time, when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining, power…
Power plants: average capacity?
This data-file aggregates granular data into the average size of different types of power plants: wind, solar, nuclear, gas, hydro, coal, biomass, landfill gas and geothermal, by looking across 23,000…