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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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[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month 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.