Survey on Major Blackouts Analysis and Prevention Methodologies

• Published in: Michael Faraday IET International Summit 2015 p. 51
• Main Authors: Chakraborty, N.C, Banerji, A, Biswas, S.K
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Stevenage, UK IET 2015; The Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Subjects: Blackouts; Power system management, operation and economics; Reliability; Researchers; Risk analysis; risk factors; interconnected power systems; power system reliability; power system interconnection; blackouts analysis; power blackouts; risk analysis
• ISBN: 9781785611865; 1785611860
• DOI: 10.1049/cp.2015.1647

Power blackouts are major catastrophic failures in large inter connected power systems. Risk of blackouts is more than expected and must be considered in the power system studies. In past, many power blackouts occurredworldwide. An attempt has been made to summarize those major blackouts with their effects. To resolve the risk factors identified by the researchers various methodologies were proposed. This paper surveys major blackouts, analyze the reasons behind them and report major prevention methodologies proposed by various authors and aim at providing a broad perspective on blackouts in power system to researchers and application engineers. Classified manner in which the references are presented will serve them as quick and useful reference.