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Illinois engineer’s invention expected to be game changer for power grid
While a recent Energy Department report received a lot of attention for its conclusions about the generating mix, it also warned that 21st century generating technologies – such as wind and solar — were testing the stability of a transmission system designed in the 20th.
"The rapid changes occurring in the generation resource mix and technologies are altering the operational characteristics of the grid," said the report, "and will challenge system planners and operators to maintain reliability."
Which means the laboratories of grid innovation, like the one directed by Dr. Qing-Chang Zhong at the Illinois Institute of Technology, are essential to keeping the lights on.
Keith Schneider
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