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@ Thunor
2025-04-30 16:40:25
I found this reader comment over on Zerohedge. It's author does a very fine job of succinctly explaining the challenge of Synchronizing a Grid dominated by Wind Farms and Solar Panels ... and perhaps more importantly, the added challenge of keeping the frequency of such a Grid synchronized while it is being disturbed by some outside event:
START OF QUOTE | Yep. Frequency synchronization isn't complex, but grid-connected inverter-based power needs to sync to something, and that something is the rotating mass of a conventional generator. If the grid reference voltage and/or frequency fall outside of preset parameters, the inverters shut down. The scenarios for cascading failures are endless. I'm all for inverter-based energy contributing, but something big and heavy needs to be spinning to keep AC power reliable. I've never been involved in a black start, but I bet there were lots of engineers with puckered a-holes pounding down the coffee the last few days. | END OF QUOTE.
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/natgas-generators-rescued-spain-net-zero-death-after-power-collapse?commentId=8eae9c8b-ac4b-430a-a388-05dbcee0a805