Meanings
nounblack start (plural black starts)
plural black starts
- businessThe process of restoring an electric power station or part of an electric grid to operation without relying on the external electric power transmission network.
Translations
Finnish pimeäkäynnistys
- pimeäkäynnistysrestoring a power station or part of a grid without relying on an external network
Indonesian asut gelap
- asut gelaprestoring a power station or part of a grid without relying on an external network
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black start. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20start
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“black start.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20start. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black start,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20start.
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