▲ 15 ▼ Why are most household appliances single voltage? (nord.pub) submitted 3 months ago by Old_North8420@nord.pub to c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago (3 children) Tell us more about the Japanese grid, please. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) From memory (dating back Fukushima, 2011) they have both standards, the country is cut in half. It was not even possible to export energy from one side to the other after the tsunami permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) Neato. Apparently it had to do with when each grid bought its starting supplies. Generators bought from the US were 60hz and Germany were 50. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago In the same idea, those geniuses in Texas aren't connected to the national grid to be free from federal regulation. Add the UK is not synchronous with the continent so the 'NEMO' link has to operate in direct current (bidirectional 1GW or so...) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) From memory (dating back Fukushima, 2011) they have both standards, the country is cut in half. It was not even possible to export energy from one side to the other after the tsunami permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) Neato. Apparently it had to do with when each grid bought its starting supplies. Generators bought from the US were 60hz and Germany were 50. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago In the same idea, those geniuses in Texas aren't connected to the national grid to be free from federal regulation. Add the UK is not synchronous with the continent so the 'NEMO' link has to operate in direct current (bidirectional 1GW or so...) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) Neato. Apparently it had to do with when each grid bought its starting supplies. Generators bought from the US were 60hz and Germany were 50. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago In the same idea, those geniuses in Texas aren't connected to the national grid to be free from federal regulation. Add the UK is not synchronous with the continent so the 'NEMO' link has to operate in direct current (bidirectional 1GW or so...) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago In the same idea, those geniuses in Texas aren't connected to the national grid to be free from federal regulation. Add the UK is not synchronous with the continent so the 'NEMO' link has to operate in direct current (bidirectional 1GW or so...) permalink fedilink source parent