Comments on: Droopy Lines & Overloaded Grids: Inside the Worst-Ever Blackouts in India and the U.S. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/08/07/droopy-lines-overloaded-grids-inside-the-worst-ever-blackouts-in-india-and-the-u-s/ Mon, 20 May 2013 21:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Another Week of GW News, August 12, 2012 – A Few Things Ill Considered http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/08/07/droopy-lines-overloaded-grids-inside-the-worst-ever-blackouts-in-india-and-the-u-s/#comment-1749 Another Week of GW News, August 12, 2012 – A Few Things Ill Considered Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:06:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/?p=2147#comment-1749 [...] 2012/08/07: DM:Crux: Droopy Lines & Overloaded Grids: Inside the Worst-Ever Blackouts in India a... [...] [...] 2012/08/07: DM:Crux: Droopy Lines & Overloaded Grids: Inside the Worst-Ever Blackouts in India a… [...]

]]> By: cn rao http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/08/07/droopy-lines-overloaded-grids-inside-the-worst-ever-blackouts-in-india-and-the-u-s/#comment-1748 cn rao Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:49:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/?p=2147#comment-1748 To solve problems in large and complex systems , its imperative to understand Zipfs law , or Pareto Optimality. You cannot achive coverage of all the issues and keep every one happy. In the case of India , with very little effort , we have wondeful system of grid management at the national level which is very stable and reliable, simple and transparent in its functioning The issue of rolling black outs is more a state subject . Economic and political compulsions have ensured that Black out scheduling is decided by the government. Unless we can have systems for load / fuel allocation which cannot be influenced by the political process , the government will have to take to blame for the crisis. In the case of many public services , people know that government interference in resource allocation is a minimum. For example railways passenger reservation computerisation, so situations of shortage do not hit the headlines even during the peak summer season. To solve problems in large and complex systems , its imperative to understand Zipfs law , or Pareto Optimality. You cannot achive coverage of all the issues and keep every one happy. In the case of India , with very little effort , we have wondeful system of grid management at the national level which is very stable and reliable, simple and transparent in its functioning

The issue of rolling black outs is more a state subject . Economic and political compulsions have ensured that Black out scheduling is decided by the government. Unless we can have systems for load / fuel allocation which cannot be influenced by the political process , the government will have to take to blame for the crisis.
In the case of many public services , people know that government interference in resource allocation is a minimum. For example railways passenger reservation computerisation, so situations of shortage do not hit the headlines even during the peak summer season.

]]> By: John Orvis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/08/07/droopy-lines-overloaded-grids-inside-the-worst-ever-blackouts-in-india-and-the-u-s/#comment-1747 John Orvis Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:54:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/?p=2147#comment-1747 Good article. I recently read where funding from the Stimulus Package was used to improve the monitoring times from 30 sec to 30 per second. Sorry I cant find the original source but there is another. http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Projects_Stimulus/ Good article. I recently read where funding from the Stimulus Package was used to improve the monitoring times from 30 sec to 30 per second. Sorry I cant find the original source but there is another.
http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Projects_Stimulus/

]]> By: Ram Bansal http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/08/07/droopy-lines-overloaded-grids-inside-the-worst-ever-blackouts-in-india-and-the-u-s/#comment-1746 Ram Bansal Fri, 10 Aug 2012 01:31:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/?p=2147#comment-1746 The main problem in India is theft of electricity from public distribution lines under sponsorship of field officials who are accountable to stop these thefts. This overload lines causing breakdowns too often. Overall, it is the mismanagement of electricity generation, transmission and distribution for its being under government monopoly. The state of U.P. in the north is the worst where people get electricity for 4 to 6 hours a day in-spite of enough generating capacity in the state. The main problem in India is theft of electricity from public distribution lines under sponsorship of field officials who are accountable to stop these thefts. This overload lines causing breakdowns too often. Overall, it is the mismanagement of electricity generation, transmission and distribution for its being under government monopoly. The state of U.P. in the north is the worst where people get electricity for 4 to 6 hours a day in-spite of enough generating capacity in the state.

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