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I was under the impression that if your frequency is not exactly 60 Hz then a place where two separate power sources meet could result in what you might describ
by IgorPartola 6y ago
I was under the impression that if your frequency is not exactly 60 Hz then a place where two separate power sources meet could result in what you might describe as a kaboom. Is that not correct?
- detaro 6y agoPower sources are not synchronized to a fixed 60 Hz, but to each other. If the frequency drifts off 60 Hz, the entire grid drifts together.
- nuccy 6y agoThere is a physical reason for that - all the generators connected to the grid, including massive nuclear/coal-steam-turbine powered ones, literally slow down due to increased load. Thats why in AC grid actually the frequency decreases and not the voltage (though voltage may drop also because of higher currents in wires). I'm generally curious how battery-backed sources or solar plants respond to that, since their output frequency is artificial due to DC-AC inverters being used. Do they adapt to the grid frequency following some kind of control mechanism, or do they literally experience higher load when out of sync?
- detaro 6y agoInverter sources also sync to the grid.