Power System Restoration???The Second Task Force Report

In its second report, the Power System Restoration Task Force [1] reviews the 1979-83 North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC Reports on Major Bulk Power System Disturbances [2], identifying restoration problems which have been encountered during that five-year period. The report also briefly discusses the applicability of several existing programs to the system restoration process and the need for establishing guidelines based on approximate analysis for restoration enhancement. The opinions and conclusions expressed in this paper are those of the authors; they are based on the referenced reports and have not been reviewed with NERC or the reporting utilities.