They are lithium and each the size of a small container. Lots of them daisy chained together. Capacity of each will no doubt differ between manufacturers, but ours are a bit over 1000KWh each.
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They are lithium and each the size of a small container. Lots of them daisy chained together. Capacity of each will no doubt differ between manufacturers, but ours are a bit over 1000KWh each.
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I'm used to thinking in Ah due to my little backup system. How do you convert Ah <-> kWh?
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Google says:No idea. I’m a civil engineer
One (Ah) equals the amount of charge (think electrons) moved by a current of one Amp for one hour. ... Watt-Hour (Wh) is a unit of measurement that describes accumulated energy. One Watt-Hour (Wh) is the resulting energy from operating at a power of 1 Watt for 1 hour.
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Multiply by the voltage.
Divide by 1000 if you want kilo
So I had 200Ah of batteries. At 52V nominal that was 200x52 = 10400Wh = 10.4 kwh
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So 800MWh means 800 of those containers.
I do get the W and Wh bit.
For example. A 50MW power plant can pump out enough electricity to supply approx 50,000 home constantly.
Batteries storing 100MWh for example. will store enough power to supply 50,000 homes for 2 hour should the constant supply from the power plant stop.
Pretty much that. Yes.
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Pics?
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Fifty would equal one fully functional Medupi.
I was in the substation but I took a few snaps of the hillside, I’ll post later. Long day driving from Clanwilliam through the bundis and now in Worcester. Man you can’t believe how hot it is up there. Thankfully it’s now gone from 40 earlier up there to 20 degrees here.
Just had a shower and am currently rehydrating in the hotel bar
Fifty would equal one fully functional Medupi.
First time I’ve seen Medupi and functional in the same sentence
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Panels are larger than domestic panels it looks like? Do they track the sun?A couple of pics of the PV plant at Paleisheuvel. It's hard to get an idea of the scale without a fancy lens and a decent angle, but here they are nonetheless
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The panels are quite a bit bigger than domestic type. I was at the substation so didn’t get the details.
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Just one thing needs to break down then we're likely to get shed.
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Eskom: Energy grid under 'severe pressure' - risk of load shedding remains high | Business
As winter rolls around, the country faces a "pronounced" risk of load shedding, Eskom has said.
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Only question is when, not ifJust one thing needs to break down then we're likely to get shed.
Eskom: Energy grid under 'severe pressure' - risk of load shedding remains high | Business
As winter rolls around, the country faces a "pronounced" risk of load shedding, Eskom has said.
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