Nonlinear processes in infrastructure failure

This paper describes the extension of the earlier infrastructure failure models to a more precise modeling structure that treats control and electrical sections of the model separately. The technique the quite powerful and can also treat thermal and fluid flow models interacting with the electrical and control systems. Specific examples are given using a simple lightning channel and a previously studied power supply. It is found that the separation of the control and electrical simulation reduces the possibility of chaos caused by injected currents.