Problemy eksploatacji i niezawodności w elektroenergetyce

Reliability of complex structures, as modern transmission and distribution electric power systems, depends on knowledge of a series interdisciplinary problems; among them especially technical but also economical and ecological issues are important. A condition of proper functioning of an electric power system is the learning of the exploitation hazards as a basis to choose proper ways to counteract or minimize the results. With regard to domestic power industry, it results not only from technical factors but also from the ownership changes. The research activities of Department of Electrical Power Engineering AGH-UST - which concerns on identification of exploitation hazards in high voltage transmission and distribution systems - are presented in the paper. In general, the problems refer to reliability and risk in electric power engineering, resulting from necessity to increase the transmission ability and minimization of energy losses when the nominal voltages are elevated.