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Re:How the 2021 Ford F-150's onboard generator works by exabrial on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @04:12PM (#23705967)
high frequency switching conversion is surprisingly efficient though > 90% in some cases. For most people thats "good enough" and the rest can be wasted, but I do see your point
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Re:How the 2021 Ford F-150's onboard generator works by hedora on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @10:55PM (#23709469)
In particular, Tesla power walls have > 90% round trip efficiency (from AC to battery storage, and back to AC), which is nuts!
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