Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
by Fatnino on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @02:56PM
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Why not just disconnect the working ones at the same time and then they don't get fried
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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
by toss1 on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @04:42PM
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That could definitely help. However, while I don't have the numbers, I'd expect that the required labor to disconnect them all would vastly exceed the 24-72 hour warning time.
Also, this would mean proactively shutting down the entire grid for days, at the first warning, then requiring days to restore power. So one warning would require a full week of zero power for the continent, and (I expect) saving only part of the grid.
But yeah, putting in some planning to do that would be a smart idea.
Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
by bcrl on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @06:04PM
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Part of the challenge is that transformers for individual homes are at risk. Throw a significant DC voltage across a transformer designed to handle 60 Hz AC, and the results are not going to be pretty.