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Geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in power systems are conventionally modelled as direct currents, based on their commonly described quasi-DC nature. For more representative power system dynamic response modelling, it is necessary to…

Space Physics · Physics 2020-04-08 D. T. O. Oyedokun , M. J. Heyns , P. J. Cilliers , C. T. Gaunt

Constructing a power network model for geomagnetically induced current (GIC) calculations requires information on the DC resistances of elements within a network. This information is often not known, and power network models are simplified…

Geomagnetically induced currents (GIC) driven by geoelectric fields pose a hazard to ground-based infrastructure, such as power grids and pipelines. Here, a new method is presented for modelling geoelectric fields in near real time, with…

As reliance on power networks has increased over the last century, the risk of damage from geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) has become a concern to utilities. The current state of the art in GIC modelling requires significant…

Space Physics · Physics 2020-09-08 M. J. Heyns , S. I. Lotz , C. T. Gaunt

It has long been known that large grounded conducting networks on the surface of Earth are affected by solar activity and geomagnetic storms. Power networks are such extensive grounded conductors and are susceptible to geomagnetically…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-12-11 M. J. Heyns , S. I. Lotz , P. J. Cilliers , C. T. Gaunt

Geomagnetically Induced Current (GIC) refers to the electromagnetic response of the Earth and its conductive modern infrastructures to space weather and would pose a significant threat to high-voltage power grids designed for the…

Space Physics · Physics 2024-11-14 Wen Chen , Ding Yuan , Xueshang Feng , Stefaan Poedts , Zhengyang Zou , Song Feng , Yuxuan Zhu , Tong Yin

Geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) are a well-known terrestrial space weather hazard. They occur in power transmission networks and are known to have adverse effects in both high and mid-latitude countries. Here, we study GICs in the…

In recent years, there have been increasing concerns about how geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) impact electrical power systems. Geomagnetically-induced currents (GICs) can saturate transformers, induce hot spot heating and increase reactive…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-10-06 Mowen Lu , Harsha Nagarajan , Emre Yamangil , Russell Bent , Scott Backhaus , Arthur Barnes

Geomagnetic disturbances are a threat to the reliability and security of our national critical energy infrastructures. These events specifically result in geomagnetically induced currents, which can cause damage to transformers due to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-30 Aniruddh Mishra , Arthur K. Barnes , Jose E. Tabarez , Adam Mate

In order to correctly model the impacts of geomagnetically induced current (GIC) flows, the generator step-up (GSU) transformer status must be properly modeled. In power flow studies, generators are typically removed from service without…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-25 Jessica L. Wert , Pooria Dehghanian , Jonathan Snodgrass , Thomas J. Overbye

Geomagnetic storms occurring due to sustained, high-speed solar winds are known to induce currents in power distribution networks. These geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) can cause high voltage transformers (HVT) to overheat, thus…

Physics and Society · Physics 2024-12-10 Morgan Rivers , Łukasz G. Gajewski , David Denkenberger

Space weather risk assessment is constrained by the lack of available asset information needed to model Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GICs) in electricity transmission infrastructure. We propose a reproducible method that enables risk…

We investigate the maximum expected magnitudes of the geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in the Czech transmission power network. We compute a model utilising the Lehtinen-Pirjola method, considering the plane-wave model of the…

Space Physics · Physics 2022-01-05 Michal Švanda , Anna Smičková , Tatiana Výbošťoková

In recent years, there have been increasing concerns about the impacts of geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) on electrical power systems. Geomagnetically-induced currents (GICs) can saturate transformers, induce hot-spot heating and increase…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-09-23 Mowen Lu , Sandra D. Eksioglu , Scott J. Mason , Russell Bent , Harsha Nagarajan

Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GICs) arise from spatio-temporal changes to Earth's magnetic field which arise from the interaction of the solar wind with Earth's magnetosphere, and drive catastrophic destruction to our technologically…

Severe geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) increase the magnitude of the electric field on the Earth's surface (E-field) and drive geomagnetically-induced currents (GICs) along the transmission lines in electric grids. These additional currents…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-09 Minseok Ryu , Harsha Nagarajan , Russell Bent

Much recent research has dealt with the identifiability of a dynamical network in which the node signals are connected by causal linear transfer functions and are excited by known external excitation signals and/or unknown noise signals. A…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-18 Julien M. Hendrickx , Michel Gevers , Alexandre S. Bazanella

A general information transmission model, under independent and identically distributed Gaussian codebook and nearest neighbor decoding rule with processed channel output, is investigated using the performance metric of generalized mutual…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-08-23 Wenyi Zhang , Yizhu Wang , Cong Shen , Ning Liang

Space weather and its impact on infrastructure presents a clear risk in the modern era, as evidenced by the adverse effects of geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in power networks. To model GICs, ground-based geomagnetic field…

Space Physics · Physics 2022-03-21 M. J. Heyns , S. I. Lotz , P. J. Cilliers , C. T. Gaunt

A theory is developed to describe the coupled transport of energy and charge in networks of electron donor-acceptor sites which are seated in a thermally heterogeneous environment, where the transfer kinetics are dominated by Marcus-type…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-08-02 Galen T. Craven , Abraham Nitzan
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