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G 3 Strong Power systems: Voltage corrections may be required, false alarms triggered on some protection devices. Other systems: Intermittent satellite navig
by hcarvalhoalves 4y ago
G 3
Strong
Power systems: Voltage corrections may be required, false alarms triggered on some protection devices.
Other systems: Intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio navigation problems may occur, HF radio may be intermittent, and aurora has been seen as low as Illinois and Oregon (typically 50° geomagnetic lat.).
- wiz21c 4y agoI once heard the GS can bring the electrical grid down and in that, case it could take a lot (like months) of time to restore it. Is that possible or is that uninformed apocalyptic propaganda ?
- jsjohnst 4y ago> Is that possible or is that uninformed apocalyptic propaganda ? I’m very far from an expert in this field, but yes, it’s possible. Super unlikely, but possible. What would happen that would take months is that if there was a significant enough voltage fluctuation do to the GS, it could damage transformers, substations, disconnects, and in the slimmest of chances, power plants too. For these large scale electrical grid components, there’s only so many spares around and it takes a while to build in significant quantity, so if there was mass destruction of grid attached equipment, yes, it might lead to a multi-month recovery time.