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Collaborative Research: RAPID: Wildfire Resilience On Hawaiian Islands: Risk-Aware EmergeN — NSF Award to University of Alaska Anc

This RAPID project aims to address how electric utilities, particularly those serving isolated and remote areas, can securely deactivate the vulnerable segments of their power grids during wildfire events while ensuring that essential home medical assistive devices maintain adequate power during the shutdown periods. T

Award titleCollaborative Research: RAPID: Wildfire Resilience On Hawaiian Islands: Risk-Aware EmergeN
Award ID2412419
AwardeeUniversity of Alaska Anchorage Campus
CityANCHORAGE
StateAK
Amount obligated$39,999
Principal investigatorMohammad Heidari Kapourchali
ProgramEPCL: Energy, Power, Control,
Start date09/01/2024
AbstractThis RAPID project aims to address how electric utilities, particularly those serving isolated and remote areas, can securely deactivate the vulnerable segments of their power grids during wildfire events while ensuring that essential home medical assistive devices maintain adequate power during the shutdown periods. This problem is more significant for Hawaii, given its island geography, recent destructive wildfires, and aging population. The intellectual merit of this project lies in its innov
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