Sonik
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That's exactly what the reply on LinkedIn says. It's not a dumb transformer, the power flow can be actively managed by the SFC electronics.The SFC could be programmed to detect that regen is occuring and reduce the SFC voltage accordingly though.
I'm not a rail electrification guy (but I have designed some quite large power systems) so I'm extrapolating, but I take this to mean there is more design tolerance (i.e. volt drop) allowable in the wiring, which allows for savings in wire gauges and support structures.
Anything that reduces electrification costs has to be a plus.
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