Analysis: the periodic patterns of the network frequency
Sep 23, 2021 22:00 Imbalances between generation and consumption of electrical energy are visible in real time in the grid frequency. Such imbalances are often market driven and therefore recurrent. An analysis of the periodic components of the grid frequency.
Iberian Peninsula separated from UCTE on 24/07/2021
Jul 24, 2021 18:10 Separation of the Iberian Peninsula from the European UCTE system. As a result, the grid frequency in Spain drops below 49 Hz! Switching back despite 200 mHz frequency difference!
Frequency Drop in May 2021
May 21, 2021 18:57 In May 2021, the frequency dropped to 49.85 Hz on two successive days. This article discusses the reasons and consequences of the two events, the shutdown of a substation and a market-driven effect.
Electric Network Frequency Analysis 2.0
Mar 31, 2021 15:37 Electric Network Frequency Analysis enables the identification of the timestamp and the authenticity of an audio or a video by employing grid frequency data. Gridradar's geographically distributed measurement system additionally allows the regional allocation of the point of origin of a tape.
SCRAM of Krško NPP after earthquake on 29.12.2020
Jan 10, 2021 16:56 On 29.12.2020, a reactor fast shutdown occurred at the Krško nuclear power plant (SI) as a result of an earthquake in Petrinja (HR), about 100 km away, at about 12:20. Interestingly, different levels of frequency deviation occurred in Europe as a result of the RESA.
Grid frequency in Europe drops to 49.75 Hz on 08.01.2021 - consequence system split
Jan 08, 2021 15:58 On 08.01.21, the grid frequency dropped below 49.75 Hz at 14:05:07 (CET). Until shortly before 14:05, the frequency hovered around 50.02 - 50.03 Hz, but then the grid frequency dropped almost 270 mHz within 13 seconds, an absolutely extraordinary event in the European power grid!