Impact of Extreme Weather on Power System Blackouts and Forced Outages : New Challenges

This paper focuses on the impact of extreme weather on power system outages. Extreme weather condition impacts of interest are listed, including both direct and consequential events. Their impact on power system outages are discussed, concerning both blackouts and component failure. Prospects for estimating weather condition impacts on the frequency of blackouts and on equipment and system failures are assessed, and a suggestion of the potential research areas is presented. Index Term-extreme weather, power system, blackout, component failure