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Sodium-ion batteries and Transformers and power electronics

Energy flows from sodium-ion batteries to transformers and power electronics; energy flows from transformers and power electronics to sodium-ion batteries.

Sodium-ion batteries (energy) and Transformers and power electronics (energy): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Energy flow

Physical flow · 60% of flow · Sodium-ion batteries → Transformers and power electronics

Sodium-ion grid stores discharge through inverters.

  • 60% of Sodium-ion batteries's energy goes this way

2. Energy flow

Physical flow · Direct · Transformers and power electronics → Sodium-ion batteries

Converters charge sodium-ion stores.

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.