A quantitative analysis of the relationship between congestion and reliability in electric power networks

Energy Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 73-100

  Blumsack, Seth ^a   Lave, Lester B ^a   Ilić, Marija ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348938982     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol28-No4-4     Document Type: Article

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