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Grid Failures — Case Studies and ‘Defence’ Plan against Failures

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Control of Modern Integrated Power Systems

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This review of Grid failures which have taken place over the years covers the period from 1965 when in U.S.A. the historic Northeast Failure of November 1965 occurred (from which many lessons can be drawn), to date (1994).

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Mariani, E., Murthy, S.S. (1997). Grid Failures — Case Studies and ‘Defence’ Plan against Failures. In: Control of Modern Integrated Power Systems. Advances in Industrial Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0993-8_6

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