Review of Geomagnetically Induced Current Proxies in Mid-Latitude European Countries

A Gil, M Berendt-Marchel, R Modzelewska, A Siluszyk… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Quebec blackout on 13 March 1989, has made geomagnetically induced current (GIC)
research a socially important field of study. It is widely recognized that the effects of space …

Expected geomagnetically induced currents in the Spanish islands power transmission grids

JM Torta, S Marsal, P Piña‐Varas, R Hafizi… - Space …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study is to evaluate the geomagnetically induced current (GIC) hazard in the
power networks of the Canary and Balearic archipelagos. This is done in order to strictly …

Analysis of large geomagnetically induced currents during the 7–8 September 2017 storm: Geoelectric field mapping

A Wawrzaszek, A Gil, R Modzelewska… - Space …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High temporal and high spatial resolution geoelectric field models of two Mäntsälä, Finnish
pipeline geomagnetically induced current (GIC) intervals that occurred within the 7–8 …

Forecasting GICs and geoelectric fields from solar wind data using LSTMs: Application in Austria

RL Bailey, R Leonhardt, C Moestl, C Beggan… - Space …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The forecasting of local GIC effects has largely relied on the forecasting of dB/dt as a proxy
and, to date, little attention has been paid to directly forecasting the geoelectric field or GICs …

Effect of geomagnetic storms on a power network at mid latitudes

S Taran, N Alipour, K Rokni, SH Hosseini… - Advances in Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar activities may disturb the geomagnetic field and impact the power grid via
geomagnetically induced currents. We study active and reactive powers as well as the …

Development of a fiber optic current sensor for low DC measurements in the power grid

J Mandl, P Trampitsch, P Schachinger… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Preserving the stable operation and proper functionality of the electric power grid is of
utmost importance. Integral grid components such as power transformers are negatively …

A Reproducible Method for Mapping Electricity Transmission Infrastructure for Space Weather Risk Assessment

EJ Oughton, EA Peters, D Bor, N Rivera… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Space weather impact assessment is constrained by the lack of available asset information
to undertake modeling of Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GICs) in Extra High Voltage …

Validating a UK geomagnetically induced current model using differential magnetometer measurements

J Hübert, CD Beggan, GS Richardson… - Space …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme space weather can damage ground‐based infrastructure such as power lines,
railways and gas pipelines through geomagnetically induced currents (GICs). Modeling …

Low frequency currents source identification

P Schachinger, D Albert… - 2022 20th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low frequency currents (LFC) in transformer neutral points can lead to disturbances in high
voltage grids. Half-cycle saturation of transformers, caused by LFCs, results in increased …

Reduction of geomagnetically induced current impacts by optimized neutral point connections

P Schachinger, D Albert… - … Transmission & Distribution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar storms impact electrical power grids by causing quasi‐DC neutral point currents in
transformers. These currents lead to half‐cycle saturation as well as other related and …