The power conversion unit (PCU) of a large solar chimney power plant consists of one or several turbogenerators, power electronics, a grid interface and the flow passage from collector exit to chimney inlet.
Distributed Generation (DG) systems using power-electronics-based grid interfaces magnify the problem of ground capacitive couplings in modern distribution networks.
Furthermore, while advances in the 1960s enabled utilities to remotely energize and de-energize transmission circuits, the communication capabilities of grid electronics are still quite limited.
It's thought that the real EMP threat comes not from nuclear terrorism but from the Sun - scientists last year warned of the possibility of a solar 'superflare', which could emit a huge amount of electromagnetic energy, disabling electronics and power grids worldwide.
In the last four years, ever lighter electronics and a growing grid of world-girdling satellites, along with a network of programmers, tinkerers and trekkers, have brought real-time connectedness to the world's most remote places.
The CEO envisions a fully networked, interwoven world, where content and Sony electronics form a seamless grid.
High performance lithium batteries are in great demand for consumer electronics, electric vehicles and grid scale stationary energy storage.
I mean, aside from avoiding zombies trying to munch our brains, how will we charge our precious portable electronics after the power grid fails?
Electrical surges due to a solar storm shocked telegraph operators in 1859 todayy, they could wreak havoc on power grids and electronics.
