Using wind to "blackstart" the grid (IMAGE)

Iowa State University

Using wind to "blackstart" the grid

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Wind turbines spin over farm fields north of Ames, Iowa. Iowa State's Hugo Villegas Pico is leading development of a control strategy that restores wind-dominant electric grids from blackouts.

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Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University

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