DocumentCode :
719507
Title :
Power Grid and Natural Disasters: A Framework for Vulnerability Assessment
Author :
Mohagheghi, Salman ; Javanbakht, Pirooz
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
fYear :
2015
fDate :
15-17 April 2015
Firstpage :
199
Lastpage :
205
Abstract :
As unexpected, large-scale and uncontrollable events, natural disasters can cause devastating damages to a society´s infrastructure. The possible interruption in electric service is not simply a matter of inconvenience, since in our modern societies this could disrupt many services our everyday lives depend on. Any disturbance in critical municipal infrastructure such as water sanitation and sewage plants, hospitals and emergency services, telecommunication networks, and police stations will add to the devastation and distress during the event, and may severely hinder any post-disaster recovery efforts. The first step to reinforce the power grid against such hazards is to assess the vulnerability of different system components against disaster events scenarios. By identifying the weak links in the system, remedial actions can be undertaken in an attempt to strengthen the energy delivery network. The purpose of this paper is to provide a mathematical framework for analysis of the interaction between natural hazards and the power grid. The outcome of this study can be used in any mitigation technique during the design or operation stages.
Keywords :
critical infrastructures; disasters; emergency services; power grids; safety; critical municipal infrastructure; disaster events; emergency services; energy delivery network; hospitals; mitigation technique; natural disasters; natural hazards; police stations; post-disaster recovery; power grid; sewage plants; society infrastructure; telecommunication networks; vulnerability assessment; water sanitation; Fires; Hurricanes; Poles and towers; Power grids; Substations; Wind speed; natural disasters; power grid resilience; power system security; vulnerability assessment;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech), 2015 Seventh Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/GREENTECH.2015.27
Filename :
7150250
Link To Document :
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