Power grid vulnerability: A complex network approach

S. Arianos; E. Bompard; A. Carbone; F. Xue

doi:10.1063/1.3077229

Power grid vulnerability: A complex network approach

S. Arianos^*, E. Bompard, A. Carbone, F. Xue

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Polytechnic University of Turin

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Abstract

Power grids exhibit patterns of reaction to outages similar to complex networks. Blackout sequences follow power laws, as complex systems operating near a critical point. Here, the tolerance of electric power grids to both accidental and malicious outages is analyzed in the framework of complex network theory. In particular, the quantity known as efficiency is modified by introducing a new concept of distance between nodes. As a result, a new parameter called net-ability is proposed to evaluate the performance of power grids. A comparison between efficiency and net-ability is provided by estimating the vulnerability of sample networks, in terms of both the metrics.

Original language	English
Article number	013119
Journal	Chaos
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3077229
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

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