Power Distribution Resilience

Guidance for Grid Resilience Decisions in Rural Minnesota

This report assesses the hazard landscape of the state of Minnesota, identifies weather hazards that are most impactful to the distribution system, includes a statewide assessment …

Reiko Matsuda-Dunn

Multi-Resource Trade-Offs in Resilience Planning Decisions for Power Distribution Systems

Extreme weather events have created a growing concern for power distribution systems, and it is challenging to justify planning budgets due to high levels of uncertainty in …

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Abodh Poudyal

Understanding Trade-Offs in Resilience Planning Decisions for Power Distribution Systems

This paper introduces a probabilistic framework to quantify community vulnerability towards power losses due to extreme weather events. To analyze the impact of weather events on …

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Abodh Poudyal

Resilience assessment and planning in power distribution systems: Past and future considerations

Over the past decade, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events have significantly increased worldwide, leading to widespread power outages and blackouts. As these …

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Abodh Poudyal

Risk-based active distribution system planning for resilience against extreme weather events

Enhancing the resilience of power distribution systems to extreme weather events is of critical concern. Upgrading the distribution system infrastructure by system hardening and …

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Abodh Poudyal