… but more recent developments have prompted us to link directly to it here, as something that will be of interest to readers at WattClarity®, particularly as it speaks directly to their application in the NEM.
Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients.
Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.
Inertia levels, measured in megawatt-seconds (MWs), dropped towards the targeted secure operating level and the minimum threshold level on 12 November, 2024.
On Friday 14th October we saw a significant system event in Tasmania – with storms downing power links, leading to large (530MW) loss of load and trip of Basslink. In this article we take a first look at the sequence of events…
From my reading of the report, they say the models say they should work well – excluding “niggles” like close-in fault current behaviour. As those in the power industry know, there is a massive difference between models and actual proven near 100% reliable performance under myriad fault behaviours – many which weren’t covered in contingency planning. The non-credible events – with Callide being a good example.
Just how much importance is to be placed on preventing blackouts? Would you stake lives on the risk that they won’t fail to do their job? I wouldn’t.
From my reading of the report, they say the models say they should work well – excluding “niggles” like close-in fault current behaviour. As those in the power industry know, there is a massive difference between models and actual proven near 100% reliable performance under myriad fault behaviours – many which weren’t covered in contingency planning. The non-credible events – with Callide being a good example.
Just how much importance is to be placed on preventing blackouts? Would you stake lives on the risk that they won’t fail to do their job? I wouldn’t.