An entropy-based metric to quantify the robustness of power grids against cascading failures

Safety Science

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-134

  Koç, Yakup ^a   Warnier, Martijn ^a   Kooij, Robert E ^b,c   Brazier, Frances M T ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO ^*  (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cascading failures; Complex networks; Entropy; Metric; Power grid; Robustness

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ENTROPY;

CASCADING FAILURES; ENTROPY BASED METRICS; METRIC; NETWORK ROBUSTNESS; POWER GRIDS; ROBUSTNESS; STATE FLOW; STRUCTURAL ASPECTS; TRANSMISSION INTERCONNECTIONS; TRANSMISSION-LINE;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

ARTICLE; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC POWER GRID CASCADING FAILURE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION GRID; ENTROPY; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84878876582     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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