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    2 days ago

    Nope, solar cells are solid state devices. ;)

    except for the fact that you actually want a grid tied interia component for stability.

    So even in that case, you still tangentially need a “spinning mass” even if emulated in software with how it supplies energy to the grid. It’s still technically there.

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        1 day ago

        that’s still just inertia though…

        Now just using the complicated AC coupling of DC energy, through complex electronics…

        All when you could just, big motor with massive mass spinny real fast like, and then when the mass starts spinning the motor, it makes power.

        Mechanically, it’s probably both cheaper, and more cost effective to just use a flywheel, which is literally going to be an inertial system.