/ Modeling Risk of Wildfire Ignitions and Power Outages in the Electric Grid

Modeling Risk of Wildfire Ignitions and Power Outages in the Electric Grid

January 1, 1970
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Date: 
Thursday, November 11, 2021 – 11:00 to 12:00
Location: 
Online
Summary Sentence: 
Dr. Line Roald is an Assistant Professor and Grainger Institute Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in University of Wisconsin—Madison.
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Electric grid faults can be the source of catastrophic wildfires, particularly in regions with high winds and low humidity. In short-term operations, electric utilities have few options to mitigate the risk of wildfire ignitions, leading to use of disruptive measures such as proactive de-energization of equipment, frequently referred to as public safety power shut-offs. Decisions of which lines to turn off and how to bring them back on again has significant impacts on customers, who lose access to electricity in an attempt to protect them from fires. 

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