An application of the highly optimized tolerance model to electrical blackouts

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Stubna, M D ^a   Fowler, J ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex systems; Electrical blackouts; Highly optimized tolerance; Power laws

Indexed keywords

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ELECTRICAL BLACKOUTS;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037249826     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127403006492     Document Type: Article

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