Title :
Analysis of electric grid security under terrorist threat
Author :
Salmeron, Javier ; Wood, Kevin ; Baldick, Ross
Author_Institution :
Oper.s Res. Dept., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
fDate :
5/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe new analytical techniques to help mitigate the disruptions to electric power grids caused by terrorist attacks. New bilevel mathematical models and algorithms identify critical system components (e.g., transmission lines, generators, transformers) by creating maximally disruptive attack plans for terrorists assumed to have limited offensive resources. We report results for standard reliability test networks to show that the techniques identify critical components with modest computational effort.
Keywords :
mathematical analysis; power system protection; power system reliability; power system security; terrorism; electric grid security; homeland security; standard reliability test network; terrorist threat; Costs; Mathematical model; Power generation; Power grids; Power system modeling; Power system reliability; Power system security; Power systems; Power transmission lines; Terrorism;
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPWRS.2004.825888