As an example of the functionalities of, a prominent power outage, namely the largescale supply interruption which occurred in italy on september 28 \\mathrmth\, 2003, is investigated in the following. Sep 29, 2003 blackout darkens italy september 29, 2003 4. On the 28th september 2003, a blackout affected more than 56 million people across italy and areas of. Italy has been hit by a massive power cut and many parts remain without electricity hours after the unprecedented blackout. Italy is recovering from a nationwide power blackout which hit virtually the whole population in the dead of night, unleashing chaos, stalling lifts. Catastrophic cascade of failures in interdependent. On september 28, 2003 the italian power system experienced an electric power blackout. The blackout, a new track from the upcoming album songs of experience. The italian 2003 blackout ieee conference publication ieee xplore. Several hundred passengers were stranded on underground transit systems. Most places restored power by midnight, as early as 6 p. This content was published on september 29, 2003 8. Analysing the causes of the italian and swiss blackout, 2003. The event began when a falling tree broke an electrical power line in switzerlands lukmanier pass.
Oct 06, 20 family kuusistos production, astoria studios, new york aug. The report makes clear that this blackout could have been prevented and that immediate actions must be taken in both the united states and canada to ensure that our electric system is more reliable. Sunday 28 september 2003 saw the worst power cut in italy since world war ii. Nerc worked closely with the joint uscanada task force and all affected entities to investigate the causes of the august 14, 2003 blackout. Hear the all things considered program for september 28, 2003. Jan, 2015 italy 28 september 2003 57 million people affected italy experienced a blackout on 28 september 2003 after a power line which supplied electricity to the nation from switzerland was damaged by an uprooted tree during a storm. An attempt to use a drill on that august day 12 years ago blew a fuseor so i thought.
On september 28, 2003, the italian network was separated from the rest of europe, and the whole country of italy fell into darkness. A few weeks before, a colossal blackout involved the usa and canada. Assessing the socioeconomic effects of power outages ad. General blackout in italy sunday september 28, 2003, h.
Keywords power outage assessment tool electricity supply security blackout analysis software. The unprecedented incident occurred in the early hours of the. It was the largest blackout in the series of blackouts in 2003, involving about 56 million people. Thousands of romans were left in the dark and in the rain. On the 28 th september 2003, a blackout affected more than 56 million people across italy and areas of switzerland. In the immediate aftermath of the 28 september 2003 blackout in italy, transmission system operators tso executives of the five involved countries austria, france, italy, slovenia and switzerland met within the framework of ucte and decided to set up an independent ucte investigation committee that. Ingen bildrubrik blackout in italy 20030928 sture lindahl 20031010 industrial electrical engineering and automation sture. Oct 25, 2007 blackout is the fifth studio album by american recording artist britney spears, released on october 25, 2007 by jive records, four years after her previous studio album in the zone. Final report of the investigation committee on the 28. Swiss deflect blame for italian blackout swi swissinfo. Aug 14, 2003 ingen bildrubrik blackout in italy 2003 09 28 sture lindahl 2003 1010 industrial electrical engineering and automation sture. Catastrophic cascade of failures in interdependent networks. Erratum to effects of the september 2003, 28 blackout in.
Database of blackout name population affected million location date july 2012 india blackout 670 india 30 th 31 st july 2012 2009 brazil and paraguay blackout 87 central, south and southeastern brazil and all paraguay november 2009 2005 javabali blackout 100 indonesia 18 th august 2005 2003 italy blackout 55 italy 28 th september 2003. Table 1 presents the summary of this power outage which affected over 55 million m persons. All things considered for september 28, 2003 hear the all things considered program for. Blackout in italy on september 28, 2003 the situation in. Family kuusistos production, astoria studios, new york aug. September 28 whole of italy sundays power loss was the latest in a series of major blackouts to affect national power grids. Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month.
Pdf overview of the events and causes of the 2003 italian blackout. Report on the blackout in italy on 28 september 2003 bfe. Blackout is the fifth studio album by american recording artist britney spears, released on october 25, 2007 by jive records, four years after her previous studio album in the zone. Aug 14, 20 ten years ago today, august 14, 2003, a colossal blackout, stretched from new york city north to the canadian cities of ottawa, toronto and montreal and as far west as cleveland ohio. Italy is recovering from a nationwide power blackout which hit virtually the whole population in the dead of night, unleashing chaos, stalling lifts and stranding travelers. On september 28 italy affected 57 million people, power supply restoring took 4 hours. Sep 28, 2003 hear the all things considered program for september 28, 2003. Other power outages include the italian blackout of sep. Sep 29, 2003 the lines were being drawn yesterday for a bitter battle between environmentalists and industrialists over italy s energy future in the aftermath of sundays vast blackout. Assessing the socioeconomic effects of power outages ad hoc. Major power outage hits new york, other large cities. Final report of the investigation committee on the 28 september. Additional sites are under inspection to install extra data loggers.
In the immediate aftermath of the 28 september 2003 blackout in italy. The toronto transit commission is the quick, convenient and safe way to get around toronto. Ten years ago today, august 14, 2003, a colossal blackout, stretched from new york city north to the canadian cities of ottawa, toronto and montreal and as far west as cleveland ohio. On the 28th september 2003, a blackout affected more than 56 million people across italy and areas of switzerland. In august, a vast section of the eastern united states and canada lost power, hitting 50 million people. Estimates vary for the number of fatalities that were directly related to the loss of power. Spears started writing songs for the album in november 2003, and began experimenting with a more acoustic sound. Bijupatnaik university of technologyindia black out 2012. The 2003 italy blackout was a serious power outage that affected all of the italian peninsula for 12 hours and part of switzerland near geneva for 3 hours on 28 september 2003. Significant information and reports about the blackout investigation are posted below.
Committee on the 28 september 2003 blackout in italy, available at. Italys blackout raises questions world news the guardian. The northeast blackout of 2003 was a widespread power outage throughout parts of the northeastern and midwestern united states, and the canadian province of ontario on august 14, 2003, beginning just after 4. Power system stability blackout in the power system. On 28 september 2003, a long blackout occurred in italy, lasting from about 3 a. Days later, a cascading outage between italy and the rest of central europe left most of italy in darkness on september 28. The outage affected an area with an estimated 60 million.
The subway system is linked with buses and streetcars to get you around toronto on one fare, provided its a oneway trip with no stopovers. On september 23, 2003, nearly four million customers lost power in eastern denmark and southern sweden following a cascading outage that struck scandinavia. A dramatic realworld example of a cascade of failures concurrent malfunction is the electrical blackout that affected much of italy on 28 september 2003. Study on the 729 blackout in the taiwan power system. As an example of the functionalities of blackout, a prominent power outage, namely the largescale supply interruption which occurred in italy on september 28 \\mathrmth\, 2003, is investigated in the following. Revisiting the italy 2003 power cut the blackout report.
There was, before yesterday, the good blackout and the bad blackout. Sep 28, 2003 italy is recovering from a nationwide power blackout which hit virtually the whole population in the dead of night, unleashing chaos, stalling lifts and stranding travelers. Allsky charts of the night sky from, showing what stars and planets youll be able to see in the night sky on any given day of the year. Cspan has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your. The lines were being drawn yesterday for a bitter battle between environmentalists and industrialists over italys energy future in the aftermath of sundays vast blackout. Sep 28, 2003 almost the whole of italy suffers a major power blackout similar to the grid failure that hit the us last month. Two appendices provide technical information concerning the methodology and a comparative analysis of internet connectivity during a countrywide blackout in italy on september 28, 2003 that reveals some interesting qualitative similarities despite significant differences in italian internet architecture. Blackout in italy 20030928 sture lindahl 20031010 industrial electrical engineering and automation sture. In 1977, a blackout left some 9 million people in new york city without power for up to 25 hours starting on july. Ieee 15472003 demands also an obligatory overfrequency disconnection at 60.
Overview of the events and causes of the 2003 italian blackout. Apr 15, 2010 a dramatic realworld example of a cascade of failures concurrent malfunction is the electrical blackout that affected much of italy on 28 september 2003. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. Blackout in italy 2003 09 28 sture lindahl 2003 1010 industrial electrical engineering and automation sture.
Blackout in italy on september 28, 2003 the situation in the italian power system before blackout was not exception. The 10 worst blackouts of the last 50 years power technology. Sep 30, 2003 september 28 whole of italy sundays power loss was the latest in a series of major blackouts to affect national power grids. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Download citation on mar 1, 2004, loris pironi and others published erratum to effects of the september 2003, 28 blackout in italy in patients on home parenteral nutrition hpn find. In the first case the italian blackout from september 2003, which caused 180000 mwh of energy not supplied entsoe, 2011i, a total loss of power of 12400 mw berizzi, 2004 and a restoration. Causes of the 2003 major grid blackouts in north america. Is our power grid more reliable one year after the blackout. Analysing the causes of the italian and swiss blackout, 28 th.
Final report on the august 14, 2003 blackout in the united. Analysing the causes of the italian and swiss blackout, 28th. Pdf during the night of september 28th, 2003 the european interconnected. On september 23 denmark and sweden affected 5 million people, power supply restoring took 4 hours.
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