“but few loads really cared too much.“ There’s some room for error, but frequency is the a very important metric for the utility to get right. The reason is that motors start to burn when the frequency is significantly…
“ Electric (specifically grid-connected) trains also suddenly make a bit more sense.” On a first glance it would appear so, but it a terrible idea in practice. At least for freight. Commuter trains are often electric…
“but few loads really cared too much.“ There’s some room for error, but frequency is the a very important metric for the utility to get right. The reason is that motors start to burn when the frequency is significantly…
“ Electric (specifically grid-connected) trains also suddenly make a bit more sense.” On a first glance it would appear so, but it a terrible idea in practice. At least for freight. Commuter trains are often electric…