Engineering method designed to help prevent catastrophic failures in electric grids, logistics systems

Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 10:50 in Earth & Climate

On Aug. 14, 2003, a series of faults caused by tree branches touching power lines in Ohio, which then were complicated by human errors, software issues, and equipment failures, led to one of the most widespread blackouts in North American history. Now, Purdue University innovators have come up with a method to help stop such catastrophic failures […]

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