![]() ![]() power grid based on likely effects on critical infrastructures caused by solar storms and EMP events. This document develops a starting point for blackstarting the U.S. The procedures required to blackstart the power grid following a wide area outage are very different from the procedures used to restart the power grid following the major but limited blackouts that have occurred to date such as the 2003 Northeast blackout. The linkages between electric power grid, telecommunications, and couplings of electric generation with oil, water and gas pipelines are ever increasing and. If electricity from unaffected areas is not available, the blackstart process becomes much more challenging. power grid, little has been done to plan for restarting or “blackstarting” the power grid after such an event. Two large ones, the Eastern and Western Interconnects, cover most of the lower 48 states and large. Although numerous studies have been conducted on the effects of EMP events and solar storms on the U.S. Today the North American power grid is actually five grids, also known as interconnections. population.2 EMP attacks occur when nuclear weapons are detonated at high altitudes although there is no threat of direct blast or radiation dangers to humans, EMP events can wreck power grids. Solar storms are naturally-occurring events that have the potential to create large-scale blackouts that could potentially affect more than 50% of the U.S. Numerous assessments have been performed on the vulnerability of our national power grid to both manmade and natural events.1 Two significant wide-area threats against our power grid are solar storms and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks. is a target for terrorists and is vulnerable to naturally-occurring events. In modern times, electricity has become necessary to sustain life. Energy Atlas is a comprehensive reference for data and interactive maps of energy infrastructure and resources in the United States. This key resource provides the energy required for all other infrastructures to function. The electric power grid is our most critical infrastructure. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |