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Definitions

European Definitions

DIESIS project

The DIESIS project [1] gives the following definition:

"A cascading failure occurs when a disruption in one infrastructure causes the failure of a component in a second infrastructure, which subsequently causes a disruption in the second infrastructure." [2]


National Definitions

United States

NERC
The uncontrolled successive loss of system elements triggered by an incident at any location. [3]

Cascading results in widespread electric service interruption that cannot be restrained from sequentially spreading beyond an area predetermined by studies.

Standard Definition

Discussion Topic

See also

Notes

  1. http://www.diesis-project.eu/
  2. Rinaldi, S., J. Peerenboom, and T. Kelly (2001). Identifying, understanding and analysing critical infrastructure interdependencies. IEEE Control Systems Magazine, pp. 11–25.
  3. NERC Glossary of Terms, 2014

References