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Quantitative comparison of power grid reinforcements

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  • Hartmann, Bálint
  • Ódor, Géza
  • Benedek, Kristóf
  • Papp, István
  • Cirunay, Michelle T.

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This paper presents a head-to-head evaluation of three grid reinforcement strategies for the Hungarian high-voltage power grid: (1) duplicating inter-community “bridge” links, (2) inserting bypasses around poorly synchronized nodes, and (3) fortifying edges identified as cascade-triggering vulnerabilities. Built from official operator data, our grid models avoid simplifications typical in prior work and show coupling distributions in close agreement with European and North American grids.

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  • Hartmann, Bálint & Ódor, Géza & Benedek, Kristóf & Papp, István & Cirunay, Michelle T., 2025. "Quantitative comparison of power grid reinforcements," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 200(P3).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:chsofr:v:200:y:2025:i:p3:s0960077925011087
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117095
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