Optimization of cascade‐resilient electrical infrastructures and its validation by power flow modeling

Y Fang, N Pedroni, E Zio - Risk Analysis, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale outages on real‐world critical infrastructures, although infrequent, are
increasingly disastrous to our society. In this article, we are primarily concerned with power …

Optimizing protections against cascades in network systems: A modified binary differential evolution algorithm

E Zio, LR Golea, G Sansavini - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the optimization of protection strategies in critical infrastructures within
a complex network systems perspective. The focus is on cascading failures triggered by the …

Non-dominated sorting binary differential evolution for the multi-objective optimization of cascading failures protection in complex networks

YF Li, G Sansavini, E Zio - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2013 - Elsevier
A number of research works have been devoted to the optimization of protection strategies
(eg transmission line switch off) of critical infrastructures (eg power grids, telecommunication …

Comparing network-centric and power flow models for the optimal allocation of link capacities in a cascade-resilient power transmission network

YP Fang, N Pedroni, E Zio - IEEE Systems Journal, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we tackle the problem of searching for the most favorable pattern of link
capacity allocation that makes a power transmission network resilient to cascading failures …

AC cascading failure model for resilience analysis in power networks

M Noebels, R Preece, M Panteli - IEEE Systems Journal, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cascading failures are one of the main mechanisms causing widespread blackouts of power
networks. Models simulating the behavior of cascading failures are widely used in the …

Combined optimization of system reliability improvement and resilience with mixed cascading failures in dependent network systems

J Zhou, DW Coit, FA Felder, S Tsianikas - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient operation of modern society is largely dependent upon the reliable functioning of
critical infrastructure with networked structures. The resilience of these network systems …

Integrated risk assessment for robustness evaluation and resilience optimisation of power systems after cascading failures

J Beyza, JM Yusta - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Power systems face failures, attacks and natural disasters on a daily basis, making
robustness and resilience an important topic. In an electrical network, robustness is a …

Electrical and topological drivers of the cascading failure dynamics in power transmission networks

A Azzolin, L Dueñas-Osorio, F Cadini, E Zio - Reliability Engineering & …, 2018 - Elsevier
To systematically study key factors affecting cascading failures in power systems, this paper
advances algorithms for generating synthetic power grids with realistic topological and …

Cost-effective retrofits of power grids based on critical cascading failure scenarios identified by multi-group non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm

E Choi, J Song - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2020 - Elsevier
Power supply network is one of the most critical infrastructure networks of urban
communities, but prone to the risk of cascading failures. In efforts toward disaster risk …

Comparing dynamics of cascading failures between network-centric and power flow models

V Cupac, JT Lizier, M Prokopenko - … Journal of Electrical Power & Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Small initial failures in power grids can lead to large cascading failures, which have
significant economic and social costs, and it is imperative to understand the dynamics of …