Robustness analysis of cyber-coupled power systems with considerations of interdependence of structures, operations and dynamic behaviors

Xingle Gao, Minfang Peng and Chi Tse

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2022, vol. 596, issue C

Abstract: The failure propagation of a networked system is profoundly affected by the operation and dynamic behavior of its constituent systems. In this paper, we propose a novel network-based model to investigate the cascading failure of cyber-coupled power systems. Unlike existing models that assume oversimplified network functions, operational characteristics and failure evolution, our proposed model considers the practical differences between a communication network and a power network in terms of network structure, physical operation and dynamic behavior. A practical trip mechanism is derived according to the instantaneous data transmission overload and the stochastic power flow overload. The effects of communication network connection strength and coupling patterns on the robustness of interdependent systems are also studied. Our study shows that the thermal memory effect of power lines aggravates the failure propagation, and that the robustness of the interdependent system is strongly related to the coupled communication network’s tolerance. Furthermore, coupling patterns based on network similarity have better inhibition effects on cascading failure under random attacks, and node destructiveness is a suitable coupling similarity index that can be used to improve the robustness of the system. However, the strategy is inapplicable when the system is under intentional attacks.

Keywords: Smart grid; Interdependent network; Cyber-coupled power network; Cyber–physical system; Cascading failure; Robustness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2022.127215

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