Would it be cost effective to produce Hydrogen at Hydroelectric power plants during off peak periods when it is necessary to release water from the dam?
Question?
Would it be possible for the “Smart Grid” to recognize when excess power is on the grid due to lower demands and if so could Hydrogen be produced with this excess Power? Also, I wonder if this would be cost effective.
To answer your question 1 the answer is no as Hydro-power is used as base load power which means it power is used 24/7. When you see a dam operator releasing water is to protect the dam from water over flowing the top of the dam which would damage it over time
As for your question 2 the answer is that there is never any excess power on the grid. For the most part we are unable to store electric power for the most part.
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This may be stupid question, but how switches communicates between themselfes? I mean, if powerline between switch 1 and 2 breaks down, how switch 1 is able to communicate with switch 3? Wirelessly?
@UltimaBigDaddy Thanks for your question. Duke Energy’s self-healing equipment teams communicate with each other via a wireless network instead of the power lines, so their ability to operate and reroute power around trouble areas is unaffected by power outages.
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flowewritharoma 5 months ago
Question?
Would it be cost effective to produce Hydrogen at Hydroelectric power plants during off peak periods when it is necessary to release water from the dam?
Question?
Would it be possible for the “Smart Grid” to recognize when excess power is on the grid due to lower demands and if so could Hydrogen be produced with this excess Power? Also, I wonder if this would be cost effective.
TheWindGinProject 8 months ago
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To answer your question 1 the answer is no as Hydro-power is used as base load power which means it power is used 24/7. When you see a dam operator releasing water is to protect the dam from water over flowing the top of the dam which would damage it over time
As for your question 2 the answer is that there is never any excess power on the grid. For the most part we are unable to store electric power for the most part.
tee987 6 months ago
How is this different than the relays already in place?
pipkguitar 1 year ago
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are you doing some kind of research on Self-Healing concepts in duke energy? Please add me to friends. I am a scientific researcher and have a couple of questions for you.
mattsonster 1 year ago
This may be stupid question, but how switches communicates between themselfes? I mean, if powerline between switch 1 and 2 breaks down, how switch 1 is able to communicate with switch 3? Wirelessly?
UltimaBigDaddy 1 year ago
@UltimaBigDaddy Thanks for your question. Duke Energy’s self-healing equipment teams communicate with each other via a wireless network instead of the power lines, so their ability to operate and reroute power around trouble areas is unaffected by power outages.
DukeEnergyMediaCtr 1 year ago