At the Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Philipp Schachinger, Dennis Albert and Stefan Polster are conducting research on the effects of solar storms and grid reconstruction after a blackout.
At the Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Philipp Schachinger, Dennis Albert and Stefan Polster are conducting research on the effects of solar storms and grid reconstruction after a blackout. Lunghammer - TU Graz - By Birgit Baustädter - Power cuts have a wide variety of causes. Mostly we think of damaged power lines due to wind and weather or unplanned power surges that overload the grid. But solar storms can also lead to them. Electricity is omnipresent in our lives. So omnipresent that we no longer even consciously perceive it. Except when it's suddenly gone and we're aimlessly searching for a torch.
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