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Trains in Switzerland Are Now Running Over Solar Panels in a First-of-Its-Kind Test (www.zmescience.com)

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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Solar is DC. Converting it to 16hz probably isn't more difficult than converting it to 50hz.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah the frequency is not the issue, the high voltage could make it expensive to transform the power up in a distributed manner along the tracks. Might be better to run a separate lower voltage line to the next substation.