#75: Measuring a black start test with 34 OMICORN DANEO 400 devices

"The risk of a large-scale and long-lasting power outage in Europe is increasing"—this statement reflects the view of many experts today. Therefore, specific procedures are already in place in the event of an emergency. In this episode, OMICRON Application Engineer Lukas Dieterich describes how specially trained engineers rehearse various scenarios so they can spring into action to restore our energy supply. He also highlights the challenges he faced in successfully supporting the largest grid restoration test to date in Germany.

Get a glimpse behind the scenes of the largest grid restoration test in Germany to date.

"The risk of a large-scale and long-lasting power outage in Europe is increasing” – this statement reflects the view of many experts today. Various parties in the energy supply field, especially power plant and grid operators, are doing everything possible to ensure this scenario does not occur. Nevertheless, its likelihood is increasing.

Therefore, it's good to know that specific procedures are in place in the event of an emergency. Specially trained engineers rehearse various scenarios and are ready to spring into action to restore our energy supply. Just like the engineers at Amprion, Transnet BW, and Schluchseewerk AG, who together have performed the largest grid restoration test in Germany with OMICRON's support.

Lukas Dieterich, Application Engineer at OMICRON, accompanied the project and was responsible for the measurements during the black start. In this episode, he gives an insight into the preparation, execution, and challenges of this huge grid restoration exercise.

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