Enhancing the Resilience of the Nation's Electricity System

by The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Engineering National Academies of Sciences

Americans' safety, productivity, comfort, and convenience depend on the reliable supply of electric power. The electric power system is a complex cyber-physical system composed of a network of millions of components spread out across the continent. These components are owned, operated, and regulated by thousands of different entities. Power system operators work hard to assure safe and reliable service, but large outages occasionally happen. Given...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309463076
• ISBN13: 9780309463072
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"