Assessment of structural vulnerability for power grids by network performance based on complex networks

Ettore Bompard*, Marcelo Masera, Roberto Napoli, Fei Xue

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Abstract

Power grids have been widely acknowledged as complex networks (CN) since this theory emerged and received considerable attention recently. Many works have been performed to investigate the structural vulnerability of power grids from the topological point of view based on CN. However, most of them applied conceptions and measurements of CN directly to the analysis of power grids which have more specific features that can not be reflected in generic perspective. This paper proposes several most serious obstacles for applying CN to analysis of vulnerability for power grids. Based on the proposed solutions for these obstacles, specific concept of network performance to indicate power supply ability of the network will be defined. Furthermore, the proposed method will be investigated by a 34-bus test system in comparison with the result from general concept of efficiency in CN to indicate its effectiveness.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCritical Information Infrastructures Security - Third International Workshop, CRITIS 2008, Revised Papers
Pages144-154
Number of pages11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Workshop on Critical Information Infrastructures Security, CRITIS 2008 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 13 Oct 200815 Oct 2008

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5508 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd International Workshop on Critical Information Infrastructures Security, CRITIS 2008
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period13/10/0815/10/08

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