What Does the Network Structure of Power Grids Tell Us About Blackouts?
Location
CSU 204
Start Date
4-4-2011 11:00 AM
End Date
4-4-2011 12:30 PM
Student's Major
Mathematics and Statistics
Student's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Mentor's Name
In-Jae Kim
Mentor's Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Mentor's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Description
An electric power grid is a critical infrastructure. Without electric supply we cannot sustain our normal lives. Nowadays lackouts caused by cascading failure of the system is considered to be a national disaster. The electric power grid consists of electric generators and power lines connecting generators. By depicting the generators as dots and the power lines as lines, we can get a mathematical model (called a graph or network) representing a topological structure of a power grid. We will study how the network structure of power grids can contribute to the blackouts.
What Does the Network Structure of Power Grids Tell Us About Blackouts?
CSU 204
An electric power grid is a critical infrastructure. Without electric supply we cannot sustain our normal lives. Nowadays lackouts caused by cascading failure of the system is considered to be a national disaster. The electric power grid consists of electric generators and power lines connecting generators. By depicting the generators as dots and the power lines as lines, we can get a mathematical model (called a graph or network) representing a topological structure of a power grid. We will study how the network structure of power grids can contribute to the blackouts.
Recommended Citation
Tait, Jordan. "What Does the Network Structure of Power Grids Tell Us About Blackouts?." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 4, 2011.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2011/oral-session-05/5
