Title :
Extreme weather effects on power systems
Author :
Abi-Samra, N.C. ; Malcolm, W.P.
Author_Institution :
Accenture San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
Extreme weather events have resulted in widespread damage to the power infrastructure and have caused severe outages, affecting significant numbers of customers. These weather events include floods, high winds, ice storms, hurricanes and heat waves.
Keywords :
environmental factors; floods; ice; power system reliability; smart power grids; storms; wind; extreme weather effect; floods; heat waves; high wind; hurricane; ice storm; power infrastructure; power systems; smart grid; Floods; Heating; Hurricanes; Power systems; Storms; Wind; Blizzards; floods; freezing rain; heat storms; ice storms; wind storms; winter storms and Smart Grid;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1000-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2011.6039594
