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title: Instantaneous Frequency in Electric Power Systems
description: A short technical case for treating instantaneous frequency as a fundamental observable, not a derived quantity. Surveys where Fourier and wavelet break down in microgrids and under time-varying loads, and argues for Hilbert–Huang as the right primitive.
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# Instantaneous Frequency in Electric Power Systems

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