March 2026

Conference Paper

Resilience Assessment for Distribution Systems during Hurricanes: A Learning-Based Framework

By:
Vahedi, Soroush; Zhao, Junbo; Dong, Jin ; Wang, Bin; Lian, Jianming
Page Number:
1-5
Book Title:
Proceedings of 2024 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)
Publication Date:
March 12, 2026
Publisher Location:
IEEE, New Jersey, United States of America
Conference Name:
2024 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)
Conference Location:
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Conference Sponsor:
IEEE
View DOI Listing:
https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM51994.2024.10688425

Abstract

This paper presents a proactive strategy for hurricane-resilient distribution systems. It proposes a Bayesian Neural Network-based outage prediction model considering various parameters, including electrical components, and weather and environmental factors. Addressing challenges in imbalanced outage datasets, a Bias-Variance Tradeoff method is proposed. A resilience assessment model quantifies resilience indices, providing insights into system weaknesses. The approach identifies weak points and serves as a planning benchmark. Numerical results on the modified IEEE 123-node test system demonstrate effectiveness in realistic hurricane scenarios.


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