Of course a battery driven inverter, regardless of if it could support gigawatts or not, also does not have the mechanical generator characteristic of a frequency down-shift with overload. If we had a grid with no rotating generation, (and this is a thought experiment only, at least for now) we could have a constant frequency or even one that oscilatas or rises with increasing load.
We could, but wouldn't we need a central oscillator to keep a check on things if we have a significantly dominant proportion of asynchronous generation - ie the band leader needs to be able to set the time, fundamentally not such a problem with synchronous generation as it simply locks in to the grid frequency and all you need do is drive in more energy rather than worry about controlling speed.
Of course a battery driven inverter, regardless of if it could support gigawatts or not, also does not have the mechanical generator characteristic of a frequency down-shift with overload. If we had a grid with no rotating generation, (and this is a thought experiment only, at least for now) we could have a constant frequency or even one that oscilatas or rises with increasing load.
We could, but wouldn't we need a central oscillator to keep a check on things if we have a significantly dominant proportion of asynchronous generation - ie the band leader needs to be able to set the time, fundamentally not such a problem with synchronous generation as it simply locks in to the grid frequency and all you need do is drive in more energy rather than worry about controlling speed.
