caesaravgvstvs@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agoGeneral blackout in the Iberian peninsulawww.rtve.esexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down11
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkGeneral blackout in the Iberian peninsulawww.rtve.escaesaravgvstvs@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days ago Main land Europe from Portugal to Turkey is one big network. The connection between the Iberian peninsula and the rest of Europe isn’t all that high-capacity. That’s been a known weakness in the grid for a long time.
minus-squareHotzilla@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThere are always some bottle necks on the network, but the frequency is same on all mainland Europe. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Europe_Synchronous_Area It is possible that this bottle neck saved the whole European grid coming down.
The connection between the Iberian peninsula and the rest of Europe isn’t all that high-capacity. That’s been a known weakness in the grid for a long time.
There are always some bottle necks on the network, but the frequency is same on all mainland Europe. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Europe_Synchronous_Area
It is possible that this bottle neck saved the whole European grid coming down.