Freezing rain can ice up the blades. Just like aircraft wings, iced up
blades don't provide lift and, if they do, it can be turbulent, going in
and out of stalled conditions, which can break the blades, bearings,
etc. So shut down until above freezing conditions shed the ice.
On 2/16/21 8:38 AM, Steve Jones wrote:
so, are the turbines actually frozen, like iced over and cant break
loose, or is the lubricant frozen? I dont understand how something
with that much mechanical force can be frozen. Here i think the
cutoff is 20-25mph in winds IIRC, is it too windy for them to run?
On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 10:28 AM Bill Prince <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Some of the explanation. Gas and coal plants have never been
updated to handle periods of cold, so until they are updated, this
will continue to happen.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/dallas-texas-electrical-power-outage-ercot-failures/287-50797307-0afe-43eb-8175-b78e7e4fc13a
<https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/dallas-texas-electrical-power-outage-ercot-failures/287-50797307-0afe-43eb-8175-b78e7e4fc13a>
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On 2/16/2021 8:13 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/TX_Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf
<https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/TX_Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf>
That'll show the major transmission lines and how they do or
don't interconnect.
The EIA also has an interactive map that lets you zoom in.
It also seems like Texas may need more than two nuclear plants.
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*From: *"Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]>
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*To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]>
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*Sent: *Monday, February 15, 2021 6:38:32 PM
*Subject: *[AFMUG] Power outages
El Paso Electric which serves our area and Southern New Mexico is
not part of the other Texas utilities experiencing rolling power
outages. Back in 2011 we had power outages and water pipe
damage. Both utilities took steps to prove systems with
anti-freeze technology and all types of sensors.
We installed several sensors and links for many of these projects
years ago.
As of 6:00pm today only 3,000 customers lost power for five minutes.
Hope you guys are safe.
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