DocumentCode
1631167
Title
Extreme weather effects on power systems
Author
Abi-Samra, N.C. ; Malcolm, W.P.
Author_Institution
Accenture San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
fYear
2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
ISSN
1944-9925
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1000-1
Electronic_ISBN
1944-9925
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PES.2011.6039594
Filename
6039594
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