Abstract
This paper develops a probabilistic model to assess the cascading failure of transformers in an electric power grid experiencing geomagnetic disturbances caused by a solar storm. We propose a model in which the probability of failure is a function of the intensity of the solar storm, the physical properties of the transformer, the geographical location of the transformer, and the flow of electrical power. We demonstrate the proposed model using the IEEE 14-bus system and several notional solar storms. The model quickly computes the initial and cascading failure probabilities of the transformers in the system as a first step towards quantifying the risks posed by future solar storms.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2023 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2023 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 734-745 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9798350369663 |
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| State | Published - 2023 |
| Event | 2023 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2023 - San Antonio, United States Duration: Dec 10 2023 → Dec 13 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference |
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| ISSN (Print) | 0891-7736 |
Conference
| Conference | 2023 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2023 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Antonio |
| Period | 12/10/23 → 12/13/23 |
Funding
This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The Department of Energy will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).