POWERGEN International 2019

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Knowledge Hub 11C: Black Start: Where On-Site Power meets Conventional Generation (Room Booth 3955)

A key component of transmission system restoration plans after a system blackout includes the use of large combustion turbines connected directly to higher voltage transmission systems that have been retrofitted with black start capabilities. This topic will focus on the key considerations for combustion turbine black start conversions based on the history of projects that Burns & McDonnell and Caterpillar have completed together.