T het ec hnol ogybehi ndwa v et ur bi nesa r eos c i l l a t i ngwa t er c ol umns , whi c hes s ent i a l l ypr oduc et hes a meeffec tofa pi s t ona ndc y l i nder .Ast hewa v esr i s ewi t hi nt hel a r ge pi ec eofequi pment , t hea c t i onofapi s t oni sr epl i c a t ed, pus hi ngac ol umnofa i rt hr ought het ur bi ne . Anda st he wa v er ec edesa i ri spul l edba c ki npa s tt hes pi nni ng t ur bi ne . a ndpa s tt het ur bi ne . Ast hewa v er ec edest he oppos i t eeffec ti se x per i enc ed. T heWa v eT ur bi neL a bwoul dpr ov i deaf a c i l i t yt ha tes s ent i a l l ymoni t or sac ol l ec t sda t af r om t hel a r gewa v et ur bi nes whi c hwoul dbel oc a t edi nt heS a nF r a nc i s c oba y .Al a r ge l a bwoul dbel oc a t edont he r s t oort ha twoul dha v e out s i dea c c es st oadoc kwher ema i nt ena nc eboa t sc a nbe c onv eni ent l ypa r k ed.T heupper oort ha tov er l ook st he S a nF r a nc i s c oBa yi swher eoffic esa ndot hera dmi ni s t r a t i onr oomswoul dbel oc a t ed.T hr ought he , pr ev i ous l y ment i oned, wa v et ec hnol ogybehi ndt hes el a r get ur bi nes , el ec t r i c i t ywoul dbepr oduc edt ha twoul dt henbedi s t r i but edt ov a r i ousf a c i l i t i esa l ongI nt er s t a t e80t ha tc a t ert o t heel ec t r i cc a r .T hes ef a c i l i t i eswoul di nc l udet hi ngsl i k e r es ts t ops , c ha r gi nga r ea s , a ndba t t er ys wa ps t a t i ons .
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E l ec t r i ct r a i nsa r ec a pa bl eoft r a ns por t i ngpa s s enger squi c k l ya nd effic i ent l ywhi l ebei ngc l ea nert ha ndi es el l oc omot i v es .T hel oc omot i v esr ec ei v epowerf r om a nov er hea dl i newhos eel ec t r i c i t yi s t henr out edt hr oughel ec t r i ct r a c t i onmot or swhi c hdr i v et he wheel s . T heE l ec t r i cAut or a i l S t a t i onwoul dgi v et r a v el er st heopt i onof t r a v el i ngl ongdi s t a nc es , wi t ht hei rc a r s , wi t houtt heha s s l eof doi ngt hea c t ua l dr i v i ng.Ca r swoul ddr i v eupt oahous edl oa di ng pl a t f or m, l oc a t ednea rt het r a i ns t a t i onwher eat r a i nc a rwoul d ba c kupt ot het r a i npl a t f or ma l l owi ngc a r st obeea s i l yl oa dedwi t h a nel ec t r i cr a mp.Onc el oa ded, ev er yel ec t r i cc a rwoul dbe pl uggedi nt oac ha r gi ngdoc kwher ei twoul da l l owt heba t t er yt o c ha r gef ort hedur a t i onoft het r i p.T r a v el er swoul dha v eea s y a c c es st ot het r a i ns t a t i onv i aas k ybr i dget ha ti sr ea c hedbyel ev a t or .Wi t hi nt hea c t ua l s t a t i ony ouwoul dbea bl et o ndac a f é , a l ounge , at i c k etboot h, a ndent r a nc est ha tpr ov i dea c c es st obot h t r a i npl a t f or ms . T hes t a t i ona ndt r a i nswoul dr ec ei v eel ec t r i c i t yt ha twoul dbef ed f r om t hes ol a rpa nel sbui l ti nt oi nt er s t a t e80, l oc a t ednea r by .I dea l l y , t her ewoul dbes i mi l a ra ut or a i l s t a t i ons , i nea c hma j orc i t y a l ongi nt er s t a t e80, gi v i ngpa s s enger sav a r i et yofs t opopt i ons , s pa nni ngf r om S a nF r a nc i s c oa ndendi ngi nNewJ er s ey .
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E l ec t r i cv ehi c l esha v et ober ec ha r gedr egul a r l yduet ot hei rs hor t r a ngewhi c hi sa bout200mi l es .Pa r toft hes ol ut i ont ot hi spr obl em woul dbet ol i t er a l l ybui l ds ol a rpa nel si nt ot her oa dt ha twoul d pr ov i deel ec t r i c i t yt ol oc a t i onswher eel ec t r i cv ehi c l esc a nbe c ha r ged.T hi sc onc eptc oul dbeas ol ut i ont oma nyoft heener gy i s s ueswef a c et oda y . E a c hs er i esofs t r uc t ur a l l yengi neer eds ol a rpa nel sc ons i s t soft hr ee ba s i cl a y er s : t heba s epl a t el a y er , el ec t r oni c sl a y era ndt hehi ghs t r engt h, t r a ns l uc entr oa ds ur f a c el a y er .One12f ootby12f oot pa nel i se x pec t edt opr oduc e7600W ofel ec t r i c i t yda i l yba s edon 15%effic i enc ya ndf ourhour sofs unl i ghtperda ywhi c hes s ent i a l l y ma k est hem i dea l f orl oc a t i onst ha te x per i enc emi nora mount sof s unl i ght .T hes es ol a rr oa dwa y swoul dc a r r yr enewa bl eel ec t r i c i t y , s o el ec t r i cv ehi c l esc oul dbec ha r gedv i r t ua l l ya ny wher et ha tha s i nc or por a t edt het ec hnol ogyt oma k ei tpos s i bl e . T hec onc eptbehi nds ol a rr oa dwa y si sbec omi ngmor edev el oped a nda dv a nc eda st i megoeson, s ot hepur pos eoft heS ol a rRoa dwa yMa i nt ena nc eF a c i l i t yi st opr ov i deas pa c et ha twoul dhous et he r es ea r c h, dev el opment , a ndt es t i ngoft hes ol a rr oa dpa nel s .T he f a c i l i t ywoul da l s oa l l owf orda ma gedr oa dpa nel s , l oc a t edwi t hi na c l os epr ox i mi t y , t obebr oughti na ndea s i l yr epa i r ed.T hel a r ge ga r a gel i k edoor swoul da l l owf orl a r get r uc k s , f or k l i f t s , a nda ny ot herneededequi pmentea s ya c c es st ot hef a c i l i t ywher epa nel s c oul dbel oa deda ndunl oa ded.T henor t hs i deoft hebui l di ng woul dhous eoffic esa ndal a r gec onf er enc er oom.
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