A review of public safety power shutoffs (psps) for wildfire mitigation: Policies, practices, models and data sources

C Huang, Q Hu, L Sang, DD Lucas… - … on Energy Markets …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), also known as proactive de-energizations, proactively
de-energize a portion of power systems to mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires caused …

Development of novel optimized deep learning algorithms for wildfire modeling: A case study of Maui, Hawai 'i

F Rezaie, M Panahi, SM Bateni, S Lee, C Jun… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
To address the growing global concern regarding increased wildfire occurrences and their
widespread socio-ecological impacts, cost-effective and practical approaches must be …

[HTML][HTML] Preignition risk mitigation model for analysis of wildfires caused by electrical power conductors

HR Sayarshad - International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most wildfires started by electrical power are caused by the contact of trees and surface fuels
with power lines. We propose a preignition risk mitigation model to reduce the risk of crown …

Optimizing transmission infrastructure investments to support line de-energization for mitigating wildfire ignition risk

A Kody, R Piansky, DK Molzahn - arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.10176, 2022 - arxiv.org
Wildfires pose a growing risk to public safety in regions like the western United States, and,
historically, electric power systems have ignited some of the most destructive wildfires. To …

Quantifying the risk of wildfire ignition by power lines under extreme weather conditions

R Bayani, M Waseem, SD Manshadi… - IEEE Systems …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Utilities in California conduct public safety power shut-offs (PSPSs) to eliminate the elevated
chances of wildfire ignitions caused by power lines during extreme weather conditions. We …

Managing wildfire risk and promoting equity through optimal configuration of networked microgrids

S Taylor, G Setyawan, B Cui, A Zamzam… - Proceedings of the 14th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
As climate change increases the risk of large-scale wildfires, wildfire ignitions from electric
power lines are a growing concern. To mitigate the wildfire ignition risk, many electric utilities …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability-aware multi-objective approach for predictive asset management: A Danish distribution grid case study

H Mirshekali, LK Mortensen, HR Shaker - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The transition towards sustainable practices and a reliable electricity grid accommodates the
rising electrification of the heating and transportation sectors. Aging, environmental factors …

Assessing Fire Risk in Wildland–Urban Interface Regions Using a Machine Learning Method and GIS data: The Example of Istanbul's European Side

E Aksoy, A Kocer, İ Yilmaz, AN Akçal, K Akpinar - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
Like many places around the world, the wildland–urban interface areas surrounding urban
regions are subject to variable levels of fire risk, threatening the natural habitats they contact …

Long solution times or low solution quality: On trade-offs in choosing a power flow formulation for the Optimal Power Shutoff problem

E Haag, N Rhodes, L Roald - Electric Power Systems Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Optimal Power Shutoff (OPS) problem is an optimization problem that makes
power line de-energization decisions in order to reduce the risk of igniting a wildfire, while …

Managing power systems-induced wildfire risks using optimal scheduled shutoffs

A Astudillo, B Cui, AS Zamzam - 2022 IEEE Power & Energy …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The increasing demands for electricity and the increase in extreme weather conditions are
putting unprecedented pressure on our electric grids. Often, this pressure leads to electrical …