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Old 29-04-2025, 18:19   #13
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Re: Mass power outage in Spain and Portugal

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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
I heard from one report that 50GW just disappeared from the grid. Which is massive, I don't even know how that's possible.
The Grid is constantly matching voltage and frequency levels, but the biggest thing is phase control. Send 2 antiphase signals into the same leg, and you'll get an attempt to cancel each other out. That would cause much sweating in the control rooms.
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