A topological analysis of the Italian electric power grid

Paolo Crucitti, Vito Latora and Massimo Marchiori

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2004, vol. 338, issue 1, 92-97

Abstract: Large-scale blackouts are an intrinsic drawback of electric power transmission grids. Here we analyze the structural vulnerability of the Italian GRTN power grid by using a model for cascading failures recently proposed in Crucitti et al. (Phys. Rev. E 69 (2004)).

Keywords: Structure of complex networks; Power grid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.02.029

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