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Seismic Retrofit for Electric Power Systems

Journal Article · · Earthquake Spectra
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  1. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
  2. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Our paper develops a two-stage stochastic program and solution procedure to optimize the selection of seismic retrofit strategies to increase the resilience of electric power systems against earthquake hazards. The model explicitly considers the range of earthquake events that are possible and, for each, an approximation of the distribution of damage experienced. Furthermore, this is important because electric power systems are spatially distributed and so their performance is driven by the distribution of component damage. We also test this solution procedure against the nonlinear integer solver in LINGO 13 and apply the formulation and solution strategy to the Eastern Interconnection, where seismic hazard stems from the New Madrid seismic zone.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1106212
Report Number(s):
SAND--2012-3589J; 465123
Journal Information:
Earthquake Spectra, Journal Name: Earthquake Spectra Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 31; ISSN 8755-2930
Publisher:
Earthquake Engineering Research InstituteCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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