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The factory will produce chips that improve how electricity is converted and managed. Those devices will support AI data centers. They will also help power electricity grids and software-defined vehicles
When will there be intelligent electricity grids in Germany and Europe that handle peaks with batteries from cars and houses?
It’s coming. With my solar, and more importantly battery, installation, I have signed up to be part of a VPP (virtual power plant). This means that some times the batteries will charge of the grid and sometimes discharge to the grid. This is controlled by “something” (don’t exactly know how it works) central that will make the VPP balance the grid - if there’s too much energy it will charge the batteries and not enough it will discharge. A few companies already got this going and you will be paired more than what you could sell to the grid (apparently). It’s not super often (apparently) that the VPP goes into action.
I’m in Denmark but would guess other countries are doing similar. It’s called Netbalance (Net Balance) and not sure what other countries call it.
Month's ahead of schedule? That's not my germany anymore. /s
Na don't worry, this is PR. They may be just installed some of the machines and getting processes running. There is plenty of time to fuck it all up. The benchmark is when do they deliver and how much of it.
It's ok, the employees are still waiting for the train to take them there.
You don't know how accurate you are. Infineons Munich offices have some notoriously flaky train connections. Waiting like an hour for the next train isn't uncommon, even though it's seemingly close to Munich's main train lines 🥹
Its mostly public projects tbh. Private businesses can be quite quick when they have regulatory backing (I know your comment was just satire)
"software-defined vehicles."
Can I leave this universe now please?
Just out of curiosity: what is your concern with software defined vehicles?
What problem is being addressed? What is wrong in my life right now that this solves? Why are we as a species putting a picojoule of energy towards this?
For EVs they were able to improve battery life and extend range via software updates. It was pretty neat as a EV owner.
Well that’s a software update. Software defined means more changes - like a software defined radio, it will change from being a Bluetooth device to a WiFi device. Can’t see how that will benefit a car. “Small” features, yes. My car suddenly a dump truck, no thanks.
Currently, software definition is being used as a tool to take power away from personal ownership
It's great to read that, considering that Infineon was on the verge of bankruptcy in 2009.
Good development for the German/European market.
They don't "help". They're not you're neighbour lending a hand. They're fucking transistors.
What do you call it then when a tool makes something easier or better? Or some medicine?
I'd say my favourite herbal tea helps with nausea, but I guess it doesn't have hands to... Uh, gently stroke my stomach lining and calm it down?
But they don't just make it easier. They are the thing. Does water "help" your tea? It's just marketing bullshit trying to make chips sound friendly.
Water is not a tool, it's a resource. It does help extract the useful parts from the herbs into something more easily consumed though.
But I don't think a tool or resource helping with some process necessarily makes them sound friendly. The list of things they're used for is led with Data Centres, after all, which I'm pretty sure is not exactly a useful marketing decision, given the publicity around people hating Data Centres.
Unless you trying to friendlify data centers...
Anyway if water isn't a tool then how water hammer?
Unless you trying to friendlify data centers...
"The factory will produce chips that improve how electricity is converted and managed. Those devices will support AI data centers. They will also help power electricity grids and software-defined vehicles."
The term "help" appears after the data centres.
Besides, how would friendlifying the chips extend to the data centres they're used for? It still doesn't justify the data centres. If I help with beating up a grandma, that still doesn't make beating up the grandma a good thing or make my "help" actually friendly.
Anyway if water isn't a tool then how water hammer?
Take your pick:
I'm being facetious deliberately 🙂
And I'm being oblivious habitually 🤦♂️
…They are fucking what?
Don't kink shame
It's not a kink it's their identity
Kink, identity, etc., with this constantly evolving language no wonder its hard to keep current.
glares at ram
Dont you dare
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