Energy Supply System Performance for Hurricane Katrina
Energy Supply System Performance for Hurricane Katrina
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DOI：
10.1061/(asce)ey.1943-7897.0000028
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2010-12
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D. Reed;M. Powell;J. Westerman
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D. Reed;M. Powell;J. Westerman
In 2005, wind-induced structural damage from Hurricane Katrina resulted in extensive energy supply disruptions across the Gulf of Mexico. In this paper, we examine the resilience of these systems with a particular emphasis on the electric power delivery systems. We investigate the correlations of the power outage data with weather parameters such as wind speed, rainfall, and storm surge. We examine the resilience and recovery of the electric delivery system spatially and temporally and compare the results with other natural disasters. We conclude that the behavior of the delivery systems under hurricane loadings is affected by rainfall and storm surge as well as wind speed. Widespread failures may occur at wind speeds less than predicted peak values.
