Title
Multi-contingency cascading analysis of smart grid based on self-organizing map
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
4-1-2013
Abstract
In the study of power grid security, the cascading failure analysis in multi-contingency scenarios has been a challenge due to its topological complexity and computational cost. Both network analyses and load ranking methods have their own limitations. In this paper, based on self-organizing map (SOM), we propose an integrated approach combining spatial feature (distance)-based clustering with electrical characteristics (load) to assess the vulnerability and cascading effect of multiple component sets in the power grid. Using the clustering result from SOM, we choose sets of heavy-loaded initial victims to perform attack schemes and evaluate the subsequent cascading effect of their failures, and this SOM-based approach effectively identifies the more vulnerable sets of substations than those from the traditional load ranking and other clustering methods. As a result, this new approach provides an efficient and reliable technique to study the power system failure behavior in cascading effect of critical component failure.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
Volume
8
Issue
4
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Yan, Jun, Yihai Zhu, Haibo He, and Yan Sun. "Multi-contingency cascading analysis of smart grid based on self-organizing map." IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security 8, 4 (2013): 646-656. doi: 10.1109/TIFS.2013.2249065.