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ENF reference database

Definition

A continuously maintained archive of grid frequency measurements recorded at high temporal resolution, used as the ground truth against which a recording's ENF trace is compared. Examples include the Georgia Tech ENF Database and the UK National Grid Power Quality Monitoring recordings.

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