Fundamentals of Power Grid Resilience (2 Hours)

This course introduces the fundamentals of power grid resilience, focusing on how to strengthen grid infrastructure to withstand & recover from extreme events. Participants will learn key concepts such as the resilience framework, the difference between resilience & reliability, how to model resilience + strategies for assessing & improving it. The course will also explore the impact of climate change on power grids and provide tools for effective resilience planning. Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to define grid resilience and its importance, identify extreme events and their impacts, understand the resilience framework, differentiate between structural, integrative, and transformative resilience, and implement key resilience measures. They will also be able to use resilience curves and charts for performance assessment, conduct risk assessments, compare resilience and reliability, learn resilience modeling fundamentals, and grid planning, and apply the resilience matrix to prioritize strategies for strengthening power grids. Course Outline: - Grid Resilience Basics: Definition, significance & differences from reliability. - Extreme Events: Types, impacts & case studies of grid failures. - Resilience Framework: Structural, integrative, and transformative resilience. - Resilience Measures: System hardening, redundancy & adaptability - Interpreting resilience curves & performance metrics. - How to model grid resilience using Sequential Decision Analytics - Risk Assessment & Climate Resilience: Identifying vulnerabilities & incorporating projections. - Resilience Planning Matrix: Tools for prioritization, strategic planning & best practices. Who Should Attend? This course is ideal for power system operators, engineers, planners, and decision-makers in the energy sector and anyone interested in the power systems resilience topic.