Geomagnetic Disturbances Impacts on Power Systems

Olga Sokolova, Ph.D., is a risk analyst and electrical engineer with expertise in the domain of critical infrastructure risk assessment to natural catastrophes. She develops structural risk-management tools towards a sustainable future which are accessible to the general public. Olga Sokolova has a record in raising awareness of emerging risks and opportunities brought to the society by infrastructure developments.Nikolay Korovkin, Ph.D., is a full professor and head of Theoretic Electrical Engineering Department at Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU). His research interests are inverse problems in electric circuits and electromagnetics, power control systems described by stiff equations, the problems of the earthquakes electromagnetic prediction, and the identification of the biological objects behaviour under the electromagnetic fields. Masashi Hayakawa, Ph.D., is an emeritus professor of the University of Electro-Communications, and also CEO of Hayakawa Institute of Seismo Electromagnetics, Co.Ltd. His general interests are radio noises around the Earth, including plasma waves in the upper ionosphere/magnetosphere (generation and propagation of plasma waves), radio noise and related phenomena in the atmosphere related to lightning, EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility), and radio noises from the lithosphere and seismic-associated atmospheric and ionospheric phenomena (for earthquake prediction).

• 1. Introduction. SECTION I Geomagnetic Disturbances. 2. Solar Activity as a Danger to Ground-based Technological data. 3. Geomagnetically Induced Currents Observation. SECTION II Inside the Power System. 4. Reaction of Power Systems to Geomagnetic. 5. Mitigation of Negative Geomagnetic Disturbance Impacts on Power Systems. SECTION III Developing a View of the Geomagnetic Disturbances Risk. 6. Geomagnetic Disturbance as a Perfect Storm. 7. Outlook.

"This book deals comprehensively with the threat of solar storms on the world’s power systems. It provides a context to GMDs with respect to other natural hazards, and describes methods to evaluate a particular grid’s risk factors in a straightforward fashion. This is extremely useful to power grid operators, as they are not experts in the field of space weather, but they must be able to deal with its impacts. This is the critical message of this extremely valuable book." – William A. Radasky, Ph.D., P.E., IEEE Life Fellow, Metatech Corporation, California USA"This book presents very well the important subject of solar storms and their effect on terrestrial systems, in particular on electrical power grids, but also looking more widely to other terrestrial systems such as pipelines and railways. The presentation is extremely thorough, and combines rigorous mathematical analysis with explanations which will be understandable to someone with a reasonable scientific background. While the book does not aim at the lay public, the concerns it presents should be taken into account by anyone trying to improve the resilience of our modern technological society. We know that solar storms have occurred, and will occur again - we must be ready for them."– Neil Mitchison, former Head of Unit, Security Technology Assessment, Joint Research Centre, European Commission