Title: A first characterization of high winds that affect the energy distribution system of Uruguay and their related effects
Abstract: UTE is the company that delivers electric power to all Uruguay, serving almost a million and a half clients and 99.3% of Uruguayan homes. When direct wind effects on energy distribution systems are simulated, usually studying the action of wind on sections of these systems, it is generally assumed that high winds are of synoptic type, as e.g. those generated by hurricanes or winter storms. In Uruguay, high wind events are sometimes generated by synoptic winds, usually due to the passage of intense extratropical cyclones, but non-synoptic winds generated by severe convective activity are more frequent and intense in comparison, and are the cause of many incidences and damage to different economic sectors in the country. This paper presents results from the first academic research conducted on wind effects on the energy distribution system of Uruguay. Its aims were to characterize the main outages that occur in this system at national and management levels and their associated meteorological conditions, to explore the relative importance of synoptic and non-synoptic winds as causes of these incidences, and the possibility that different regions of the country exhibit different behavior in relation to the related weather conditions.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-11-24
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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