Cascading Failure Risk Assessment Considering Protection System Hidden Failures

Rui Hu; Xindong Liu; Yulong Huang; Can Chen; Jianfen Zhang

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Cascading Failure Risk Assessment Considering Protection System Hidden Failures

Rui Hu, Xindong Liu, Yulong Huang, Can Chen, Jianfen Zhang

Published in International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 4, Issue 2)

Received: 15 February 2016 Accepted: 24 February 2016 Published: 5 April 2016

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Abstract

Cascading failure plays an important role in blackouts. Complex network theory, with the disadvantage of ignoring some of physical features of the power systems, is often utilized to model the cascading failure evolution processes. In this paper, a new risk assessment method based on evolution procedure and dynamic fault trees (DFTs), is proposed to model cascading failures in power systems. DFTs, which extend standard fault tree by allowing the modeling of complex system components’ behaviors and interactions, are introduced to describe the cascading failure mathematical model. The power grid topologies affected by protective relays, circuit breakers and transmission lines are taken into consideration to overcome the disadvantages of complex network theory. The evolution of cascading failures of power system, which is modeled based on the DFT, is significantly closer to the actual physical system behavior. The effectiveness of the proposed risk assessment method is discussed using two test cases.

Published in	International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 4, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmea.20160402.13
Page(s)	50-58
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Power System, Risk Assessment, Cascading Failure

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Rui Hu, Xindong Liu, Yulong Huang, Can Chen, Jianfen Zhang. Cascading Failure Risk Assessment Considering Protection System Hidden Failures. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2016;4(2):50-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20160402.13

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Rui Hu

College of Electrical and Information, Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
Xindong Liu

College of Electrical and Information, Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
Yulong Huang

College of Electrical and Information, Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
Can Chen

Zhuhai Power Supply Bureau, Guangdong Power Grid Corporation, Zhuhai, China
Jianfen Zhang

College of Electrical and Information, Jinan University, Zhuhai, China

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Rui Hu, Xindong Liu, Yulong Huang, Can Chen, Jianfen Zhang. Cascading Failure Risk Assessment Considering Protection System Hidden Failures. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2016;4(2):50-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20160402.13

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