Eli5: how will a power grid that is mostly powered by many non synchronous renewable generators (solar and wind etc) remain stable, when the stability of the grid is currently reliant on the collective inertia of the large scale base load generators of fossil fuel and nuclear power plants?
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In addition to chemical and kinetic battery’s, there’s a device called a synchronous condenser.
In ELI5, it’s essentially two motors connected together, one spins up a mass to be faster or slower then the grid by a tiny ammount, depending on what’s needed. The second motor is then a pushing or pulling on the grid.
It also helps keep the electricity in the right position.
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