University of Otago Work Protects Power Grid During Aurora
May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024
DUNEDIN, New Zealand, May 15 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release:
Modelling and advice from University of Otago scientists helped to protect New Zealand's power grid during the solar storm at the weekend.
Storms generate the Aurora Australis, which light up the sky in shades of red and green, but also induce electrical currents in the grid and can damage vital equipment, like transformers.
Professor Craig Rodger, from the Depar . . .
Modelling and advice from University of Otago scientists helped to protect New Zealand's power grid during the solar storm at the weekend.
Storms generate the Aurora Australis, which light up the sky in shades of red and green, but also induce electrical currents in the grid and can damage vital equipment, like transformers.
Professor Craig Rodger, from the Depar . . .