TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rydin Gorjão, Leonardo
AU  - Maritz, Jacques M.
AU  - Schäfer, Benjamin
AU  - Witthaut, Dirk
TI  - Fluctuations and Control: Understanding the Frequency of Power Grids
JO  - Europhysics news
VL  - 56
IS  - 5
SN  - 0531-7479
CY  - Mulhouse
PB  - Europ. Physical Soc.
M1  - FZJ-2026-00513
SP  - 17 - 20
PY  - 2025
AB  - The grid frequency is the power system’s heartbeat, gauging the balance between generation and demand. In this article, we show how frequency dynamics and control can be understood in terms of a paradigmatic model of theoretical physics: the overdamped harmonic oscillator. Using frequency measurements and tools from complex systems, we can see when control steps in, why lower mechanical inertia makes modern grids more jittery, and how the “noise” in the frequency can be used as a clue for better diagnoses and smarter control — especially in renewable resources-dependent systems.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
DO  - DOI:10.1051/epn/2025510
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1050791
ER  -