Mitigating Blackout Risk in Power Electronics Penetrated Power Systems through Metrics-Driven Inverter-Based Generator Placement

Dong Liu; Biwei Li; Chi K. Tse; Shuo Li

doi:10.1109/ISCAS56072.2025.11044005

Mitigating Blackout Risk in Power Electronics Penetrated Power Systems through Metrics-Driven Inverter-Based Generator Placement

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This paper investigates the strategic placement of inverter-based generators (IBGs) in power electronics penetrated (PE-penetrated) power systems, aiming to mitigate power blackout risk. Two metrics, namely distance of load to IBGs (DL2IBG) and Gini coefficient (GI), are employed to guide this placement strategy. DL2IBG assesses how concentrated the distribution of IBGs is in the network, while GI evaluates the uniformity of power generation among different IBGs. By setting the network configuration based on these metrics, the relationship between the metrics and the blackout risk evaluated through cascading failure simulation is examined. The simulation results on the IEEE 118-bus system emphasize the crucial role of determining GI across various DL2IBG in mitigating blackout risks, particularly as the penetration levels of IBGs vary. This research offers valuable and practical insights into optimizing the placement of IBGs to enhance the resilience of PE-penetrated power systems. © 2025 IEEE.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3503-5683-0
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3503-5684-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS56072.2025.11044005
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2025): Technology Disruption and Society - London, United Kingdom Duration: 25 May 2025 → 28 May 2025 https://2025.ieee-iscas.org/

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Name	Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
ISSN (Print)	0271-4302
ISSN (Electronic)	2158-1525

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Conference	2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2025)
Abbreviated title	ISCAS'2025
Place	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	25/05/25 → 28/05/25
Internet address	https://2025.ieee-iscas.org/

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Liu, D, Li, B , Tse, CK & Li, S 2025, Mitigating Blackout Risk in Power Electronics Penetrated Power Systems through Metrics-Driven Inverter-Based Generator Placement. in 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, IEEE, 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2025), London, United Kingdom, 25/05/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS56072.2025.11044005

Mitigating Blackout Risk in Power Electronics Penetrated Power Systems through Metrics-Driven Inverter-Based Generator Placement. / Liu, Dong; Li, Biwei ; Tse, Chi K. et al.
2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). IEEE, 2025. (Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems).

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