DocumentCode
845919
Title
Energy Loop [The big picture]
Volume
45
Issue
9
fYear
2008
Firstpage
18
Lastpage
19
Abstract
It´s after dusk, but this brilliantly illuminated Ferris wheel, perched atop the Santa Monica Pier in California, is being powered by the sun. Well, sort of. During the day, its 650 solar panels generate up to 71 000 kilowatt-hours of energy - enough to spin the 27-meter-high wheel and shunt current to the power grid.
Keywords
Mesh generation; Power generation; Power grids; Solar power generation; Sun; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2008.4607921
Filename
4607921
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