People in the power industry understand inertia and its importance to grid stability. As large thermal power plants and other inertia-providing units are replaced with renewable resources that provide ...

Didn’t win the firefly lottery? Don’t worry, the majestic synchronous fireflies light show isn’t limited to just the lucky few. The synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park put ...

Synchronous fireflies are returning to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for their annual light show, and now we know when. The National Park Service announced the peak dates for viewing the ...

Abstract: This article presents a comprehensive comparison of high-speed synchronous machines, encompassing synchronous reluctance, its permanent magnet variant, and surface permanent magnet ...

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Suzhou College of Information Technology, Suzhou, China Introduction: Nowadays, five-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors have been widely ...

As coal, gas, and nuclear plants are retired, and wind and solar resources are added to the power grid, stability can become a problem. Understanding the solutions that are available to help manage ...

As coal and gas plants are taken offline to be replaced by wind and solar, grid stability and system strength can become serious challenges. This is due to the inherent inertia provided by rotating ...