"black start" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black starts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black start (plural black starts)
  1. (electrical engineering) The process of restoring an electric power station or part of an electric grid to operation without relying on the external electric power transmission network. Wikipedia link: black start Categories (topical): Electrical engineering Translations (restoring a power station or part of a grid without relying on an external network): pimeäkäynnistys (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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