%0 Journal Article %A Karamitsos Ioannis and Orfanidis Konstantinos %D 2007 %J International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 12, 2007 %T An Analysis of Blackouts for Electric Power Transmission Systems %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/8652 %V 12 %X In this paper an analysis of blackouts in electric power transmission systems is implemented using a model and studied in simple networks with a regular topology. The proposed model describes load demand and network improvements evolving on a slow timescale as well as the fast dynamics of cascading overloads and outages. %P 1973 - 1976