Large blackouts are typically caused by cascading failure propagating through a power system by means of a variety of processes. Because of the wide range of time scales, mulitple interacting processes, and the hugh number of possible interactions, the simulation and analysis of cascading blackouts is extremely complicated. This paper defines cascading failure for blackouts and gives an initial review of the current understanding, industrial tools, and the challenges and emerging methods of analysis and simulation.
Revised: November 7, 2008 |
Published: September 9, 2008
Citation
Baldick R., B. Chowdhury, I. Dobson, Z.Y. Dong, B. Gou, D.L. Hawkins, and Z. Huang, et al. 2008.Initial Review of Methods for Cascading Failure Analysis in Electric Power Transmission Systems. In IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 1-8. Piscataway, New Jersey:I E E E.PNNL-SA-62288.doi:10.1109/PES.2008.4596430