Mainland frequency wobbles, on Wednesday 6th November 2024

Posted by Paul McArdle Wednesday, November 6 2024 Topic: 2024-11-06

A very short article for Wednesday 6th November 2024, such that we might follow up later, to note the following two wobbles in frequency in the mainland NEM today …

 

Frequency wobble on Wednesday morning

Here’s one that is visible in the snapshot taken at 09:18 (NEM time) this morning, looking back a 1-hour window:

2024-11-06-at-09-18-NEM-Mainland-Frequency

 

 

Deeper Frequency wobble on Wednesday afternoon

And here’s a snapshot taken at 16:02 (NEM time) this afternoon, looking back a 2 hour window and capturing a dip that occurred

2024-11-06-at-16-02-NEM-Mainland-Frequency

Not quite (according to what’s visible in the chart) to the edges of the Normal Operating Frequency Band (NOFB).

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Paul McArdle
One of three founders of Global-Roam back in 2000, Paul has been CEO of the company since that time. As an author on WattClarity, Paul's focus has been to help make the electricity market more understandable.

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1 Comment on "Mainland frequency wobbles, on Wednesday 6th November 2024"

  1. Vince Rowe | Friday, November 8 2024 at 8:47 am | Reply

    Does a slight drop in frequency affect synchronise clocks and is the effect cumulative?

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