Physics for Poets

• Load balancing
  • Voltage and frequency regulation
• Grid faults
  • How does DA work?
  • Grid can reorganize itself, but how?
• Monitoring
  • Lack thereof
• Generation (inertial and inverter)
  • low-voltage ride through
• Consumption
  • Non-linear loads
• Transformers
  • Limitations
• Grid capacity
  • Conductors/T&D
  • Where are the weakest points?
• Electrical safety
  • How close can you be
  • T-line separation
• "Electrify everything"
  • Reactive loading
  • Capacitor banks