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Analysis of structural vulnerabilities in power transmission grids

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  • Bompard, Ettore
  • Napoli, Roberto
  • Xue, Fei

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Power transmission grids play a crucial role as a critical infrastructure by assuring the proper functioning of power systems. In particular, they secure the loads supplied by power generation plants and help avoid blackouts that can have a disastrous impact on society. The power grid structure (number of nodes and lines, their connections, and their physical properties and operational constraints) is one of the key issues (along with generation availability) to assure power system security; consequently, it deserves special attention.

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  • Bompard, Ettore & Napoli, Roberto & Xue, Fei, 2009. "Analysis of structural vulnerabilities in power transmission grids," International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Elsevier, vol. 2(1), pages 5-12.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ijocip:v:2:y:2009:i:1:p:5-12
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcip.2009.02.002
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