Sensitivity analysis of smart grids reliability due to indirect cyber-power interdependencies under various DG technologies, DG penetrations, and operation times

• Published in: Energy conversion and management Vol. 108; pp. 377 - 391
• Main Authors: Hashemi-Dezaki, Hamed, Agah, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Askarian-Abyaneh, Hossein, Haeri-Khiavi, Homayoun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.01.2016
• Subjects: behavior change; Distributed generation (DG); Failure; Indirect cyber-power interdependency (ICPI); Methodology; Microturbine; Monitoring; Penetration; Photovoltaic (PV)-based DG units; Randomness; Reliability; Reliability analysis; risk; Risk assessment; risk assessment process; Risk levels; Sensitivity analysis; Smart grid; Uncertainty; Well-being assessment; Wind-based DG units; Uncertainty; Sensitivity analysis; Wind-based DG units; Microturbine; Risk assessment; Photovoltaic (PV)-based DG units; Reliability; Indirect cyber-power interdependency (ICPI); Smart grid; Distributed generation (DG); Well-being assessment

•A novel risk assessment method considering the ICPIs is proposed.•The protection and monitoring system as the ICPIs applications are studied.•The uncertainty of results is analyzed in addition to expected average results.•ICPIs impacts due to DG penetrations under various DG technologies are analyz...