So, presumably, blood, which has larger amounts of the virus, is also needed for transmission.
Only the portion needed for transmission is digitized (i.e., only a reasonably limited portion).
They may also delay or eliminate the need for transmission upgrades in some areas, the company said.
It would also obviate the need for transmission lines that cross several states.
For many solar companies, regulations, land-permit requirements, and the need for transmission lines have slowed down projects.
The hub motors would eliminate the need for transmission, axles and conventional brakes, opening up space beneath the floor for a giant battery pack.
"This could be good for energy trading if the need for transmission brings more people into the market," said David Goodman, director for power trading at Entergy-Koch, which is owned by the Entergy Corporation and Koch Industries.
In this case a reservation system may be implemented, in which there are fewer time slots than nodes and a node reserves a slot only when it is needed for transmission.
Depending on where storage is sited, it could also reduce the need for transmission lines, according to Jim Eyer, a senior analyst at the consulting company Distributed Utility Associates and a lead author of a report this year by Sandia National Laboratories on energy storage.
New wind farms are frequently located in sparsely populated areas or along mountain ridges where there has not been a need for transmission lines with a robust carrying capacity, officials say.
Direct modulation of the laser or light emitting diode (LED) source can be used for transmission at low bit rates over short distances, whereas external modulation is needed for transmission at high bit rates over long distances.
