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A cost effective, low maintenance generator brake is proposed using re
cent developments in thick film, metal oxide resistors. The brake has
very low resistance, and virtually no inductance, allowing its use dur
ing a fault to slow a generator's acceleration. Simulation results usi
ng the 39 Bus New England system show that placing brakes at each mach
ine dramatically increases the global stability of a power system.