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You could probably make a system sockets that communicate with each other before exchanging any serious power. You could digitally sign cables, and add shielding to make them detect cuts..

I'm not saying it's a future we should want :)

But isn't that kind of how super chargers work?

Of course, until all our grid hook ups are smart, we'll probably need electricians at some point.



Enphase systems work as you describe. Each panel has its own AC inverter, and they from a mesh network and run sanity checks for shorts, etc. before exporting power.




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