Study to assess the effects of electromagnetic pulse on electric power systems. Phase I. Executive summary
The high-altitude detonation of a nuclear device over the continental United States can expose electric utility power systems to intense, transient electromagnetic pulses (EMP). In addition to the initial transient fields designated as early-time, high-altitude EMP and intermediate-time, high-altitude EMP, electromagnetic signals are also produced at times from seconds to hundreds of seconds after the burst. Nuclear detonations at or near the earth's surface can also produce transient EMP. This volume presents an executive summary of the preliminary research effort to investigate the nature and coupling of EMP environments to electric power systems, define the construction of approximate system response models, and document the development of a methodology to assess equipment and system vulnerability. The research to date does not include an attempt to quantify power system performance in EMP environments. This effort has been to define the analytical methods and techniques necessary to conduct such assessments at a later time.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Advanced Systems Technology Div.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5130393
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/Sub-83-43374/1/Vol.1; ON: DE86001430
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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