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CORR
2010
Springer
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13 years 4 months ago
Understanding Cascading Failures in Power Grids
In the past, we have observed several large blackouts, i.e. loss of power to large areas. It has been noted by several researchers that these large blackouts are a result of a cas...
Sachin Kadloor, Nandakishore Santhi
CORR
2010
Springer
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13 years 4 months ago
Topological analysis of the power grid and mitigation strategies against cascading failures
This paper presents a complex systems overview of a power grid network under cascading conditions. The cascading effect has been simulated on three different networks, the IEEE 300...
Sakshi Pahwa, Amelia Hodges, Caterina M. Scoglio, ...
HICSS
2008
IEEE
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13 years 5 months ago
Evaluating the Effect of Upgrade, Control and Development Strategies on Robustness and Failure Risk of the Power Transmission Gr
We use the OPA complex systems model of the power transmission system to investigate the effect of a series of different network upgrade scenarios on the long time dynamics and th...
David E. Newman, Benjamin A. Carreras, Vickie E. L...
SAFECOMP
2009
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
Reliability Analysis for the Advanced Electric Power Grid: From Cyber Control and Communication to Physical Manifestations of Fa
The advanced electric power grid is a cyber-physical system comprised of physical components such as transmission lines and generators and a network of embedded systems deployed fo...
Ayman Z. Faza, Sahra Sedigh, Bruce M. McMillin
CORR
2008
Springer
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Modelling interdependencies between the electricity and information infrastructures
The aim of this paper is to provide qualitative models characterizing interdependencies related failures of two critical infrastructures: the electricity infrastructure and the ass...
Jean-Claude Laprie, Karama Kanoun, Mohamed Ka&acir...