• DocumentCode
    1359673
  • Title

    Anatomy of a blackout: How´s and why´s of the series of events that led to the shutdown of New York´s power in July 1977

  • Author

    Wilson, G.L. ; Zarakas, P.

  • Author_Institution
    MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1978
  • Firstpage
    39
  • Lastpage
    49
  • Abstract
    Explains the series of events that led to the shutdown of New York´s power in July 1977 during an intense electrical storm.
  • Keywords
    lightning protection; public utilities; thunderstorms; July 1977; New York City; intense electrical storm; power supply shutdown; Circuit faults; Cities and towns; Lightning; Poles and towers; Power transmission lines; Relays; Substations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1978.6369414
  • Filename
    6369414
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1359673