Decision Support for Smart Distribution System Against Natural Disasters During Health Pandemics Considering Resilience

Abstract

Natural disasters and health pandemics have occurred more frequently in the 21st century. Research show that the large blackouts caused by natural disasters are more intractable, especially striking during health pandemics. In this sense, power grid resilience becomes a topical area both in industry and academia. The resilience can be enhanced by making the grid “Smarter”, utilizing advanced techniques such as distributed generation, microgrids, sensing, communication, and computing. In this paper, a structured review framework for decision support for smart distribution system (SDS) resilience against natural disasters during health pandemics is proposed. The challenges and negative impacts of natural disasters during health pandemics on SDS resilience are well illustrated. The stochastic impact assessment methods of natural disasters and human activities on SDSs are extensively discussed. The SDS planning and operation models against natural disasters during health pandemics are comprehensively reviewed. The strategic decision-making for resilient SDS against natural disasters during health pandemics are extensively surveyed. Future research directions are also presented.

Keywords

• Decision support
• health pandemics
• natural disasters
• power grids
• resilience
• smart distribution systems