Power grids face unexpected slow-burn threat from solar storms
When a geomagnetically induced current flows through a transformer for long periods, it can saturate the magnetic core, leaving them to overheat and suffer more wear. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Andrey Metelev/Unsplash As countries electrify more of their economies and increasingly interconnect their power grids, understanding space weather has become crucial. One particularly adverse…
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