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platz on Jan 31, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Salters Duck

Does it generate DC or AC? I think there are losses if you want to transport and connect the power generated up to the grid

jacquesm on Jan 31, 2015 [–]

It generates pulses of AC power, but that can be overcome by feeding those pulses into a flywheel or superconductor based short-term storage system.

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