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In reply to the discussion: Intermittency Of Renewables?… Not So Much [View all]PamW
(1,825 posts)kris,
The fact that you DO NOT UNDERSTAND the first 8 paragraphs doesn't mean it's BS.
Quit attempting to be a faux scientist.
You make claims about Lenz's Law; and you have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE as to when / how it works. Lenz's Law operates with rotating generators that are synced to the line. That, the speed control feedback, and the prime mover throttles means that the plant is dispatchable and can regulate its power as the line demand.
I'm familiar with and have studied all the proposals for the "smart grid", and it doesn't offer anything that can't be done presently. It's merely a substitute for the information that present day generators can get from the power line itself. The load dispatchers in conjunction with power plant operators can throttle dispatchable plants at any level. Then the automatic controllers do the fine tuning based on the specifics of the demand.
Kris, don't use scientific terms that you don't understand; like referring to batteries as supplying "reactive power".
"Reactive power" is a specific term that applies ONLY to AC power lines, and NOT the DC lines of a battery:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volt-ampere_reactive
Reactive power exists in an AC circuit when the current and voltage are not in phase.
So NO; the DC current from batteries is NOT "instant reactive power"; so STOP LYING.
As far as the mix of power from turbines that you postulate; have you any figures as to HOW MUCH the resource is for those options? For example, geothermal; how much geothermal power do you think we can harness; and why hasn't it been developed to that level?
Boy you really have zero acumen with science. You are so glib to dismiss something that plan glosses over, and then you criticize me for harping on it. Science doesn't work like that. What you "think" is some trivial concept that you can gloss over; is a MAJOR VIOLATION of the Laws of Physics; which means that Mother Nature will NOT LET YOUR PLAN WORK.
It's akin to saying the tail of an airplane; vertical and horizontal stabilizers; are just trivial things that some aerodynamic engineer keeps harping on for no apparent reason. But try flying without them.
Why all this BACK-PEDALING?? What has become of all your claims of 100% wind / solar grids.
PamW