Model of Cascading Failures in Power Systems

Author

Jun, Yi ; Xiaoxin, Zhou ; Yunan, Xiao

Author_Institution

China Electr. Power Res. Inst., Beijing

fYear

2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

In bulk power system, cascading failures initiated by normal failures often lead to blackouts. For the purpose of researching how failures spread in power grids, estimating the risk and the loss of cascading failures, and finding key lines and some effective methods to lower the risk of occurring of cascading failures, this paper establishes a cascading failure model allowing for hidden failures and power system frequency response characteristics. The model is tested on IEEE RTS96 system and the critical value of rate of loading in relation to risk of cascading failures, key lines and the risk index of some operating state of this system are obtained. Finally, the model is used to analyze the impacts of several key parameters on IEEE-RTS96 system and get several relevant mitigative measures.

Keywords

failure analysis; power grids; power system faults; power system reliability; risk analysis; IEEE RTS96 system; cascading failure model; hidden failures; power grid; power system frequency response characteristics; risk index; Frequency response; Load flow; Power grids; Power measurement; Power system faults; Power system interconnection; Power system modeling; Power system protection; Power system relaying; Protective relaying; Cascading failures; Frequency response characteristics; Mitigative measures; Rate of Loading; Risk Index;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power System Technology, 2006. PowerCon 2006. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chongqing

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0110-0

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0111-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPST.2006.321705

Filename

4116173