Advanced Conductors: current affairs?
…of a power transmission line might be to increase the voltage, by upgrading the transformers. Doubling voltage, all else equal, might seem to double the power. But we think material…
Data-centers: the economics?
…is built up in the data-file, drawing on cost data for various IT components, cooling, chillers, transformers, switchgear, battery UPS, backup generators, plus broader infrastructure such as generation, transmission and…
Energy transition from first principles?
…transformers, transistors, harmonic filters, capacitors, reactive power. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/05/25/power-grids-down-to-the-wire/ The new age of volatility due to renewables, geopolitics, politics, policies. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2024/01/11/energy-market-volatility-climate-change/ Latest views on global energy, solar innovation, wind recalibration, nuclear, grid bottlenecks, shale and how AI…
Thermal power plant: loss attribution?
…removal via electrostatic precipitators and electrical losses such as transformers. A range of typical efficiency factors are summarized from technical papers. But a reasonable base case might include 86% boiler…
Windy physics: how is power of a wind turbine calculated?
…energy. If this energy is going to be harnessed for useful work, then there may also be small additional losses for important power electronics, transformers and power transmission. What determines…
Eaton: breakdown of revenues by product category?
…grid capex quadrupling to $1trn pa in the 2040s, with constructive thematic outlooks on power lines, industrial UPS, capacitor banks, variable frequency drives, transformers, power quality, next-gen switchgear and smart…
Sentient Energy: smart grid breakthrough?
…includes our overview of how power grids work, overview of reactive power compensation, long-distance power transmission, transformers and how hot temperatures strain power grids. We think optimization of the power…
Electrical conductivity: energy transition materials?
…Electrical grade steel is used in electric motors, transformers and generators, in order to create electro-magnetic fields. Finally, PV silicon is a semiconductor, around 10,000 more resistive than conductive metals,…
Switching gears: the most potent GHG in the world?
…to add more than 1-2% to the cost of an overall renewables project. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/onshore-wind-the-economics/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/utility-scale-solar-power-the-economics/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/electric-vehicle-charging-the-economics/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/08/19/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts/ Examples of our research into future renewables costs are linked below. Again, we…
Power grids: tenet?
…electronics of MPPTs and inverters. Wind generation is described on pages 10-11, including the physics of swept areas, and the electronics of DFIGs and AC-DC-AC converters. Power distribution and transformers…