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The grid had some redundancy from Soviet planners, but has been optimized over 30 years. It is now back to being overly redundant, with extra connections to th
by sam_lowry_ 2y ago
The grid had some redundancy from Soviet planners, but has been optimized over 30 years.
It is now back to being overly redundant, with extra connections to the West
What Ukrainian engineers achieved by swiching to EU frequency is heroic [1].
I hope they were decorated.
[1] https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2022/03/16/continental-europe-successful-synchronisation-with-ukraine-and-moldova-power-systems/ https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2022/03/16/continental-europe-suc...
- throwaway2037 2y agoThis is a nice link share. I am surprised something like that did not make HN front page. Was Ukraine and Moldova previously 50Hz, but not synced with EU grid?
- sam_lowry_ 2y agoYes, 50Hz but synchronized to the Russian or rather Soviet grid.