Oscillations in the power grid May 2026 Tech Talk

RF staff Courtney Fasca, Kellen Phillips, Lew Folkerth, and Parimal Saraf discussed oscillations in the power grid from multiple angles based on each of their expertise on the May 18, 2026 edition of Tech Talk with RF. Their presentation offered a beginner-friendly look at this rising reliability risk with the proliferation of inverter-based resources (IBRs). They covered small signal stability, running small signal analysis, a look at relevant case studies, security and phasor measurement units (PMUs), current/future impacts, and next steps.