Affiliation:
1. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
Abstract
Power distribution networks (PDNs) are most susceptible to extreme events, such as cyberattacks, hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, in a power system. Enhancing the resilience to withstand and recover after disruptive events is crucial for planners and operators of PDNs. The resilience-oriented planning and operation can enhance the resilience of PDNs. Furthermore, the significant EV integration, in recent years, provides a potential for improving resilience by restoration in PDNs. Considering the numerous studies regarding deployment of EVs for load restoration after disruptive events, this chapter provides the idea of resilience and the vulnerability of different components of PDNs due to various HILP (high impact, low probability) events. Furthermore, EV application to enhance the resilience of PDNs is reviewed with a detailed discussion of the methods, objectives, and solution strategies. In addition, a qualitative assessment of the studied literature is provided to enhance the comprehension of state-of-the-art resilience improvement methods of EV-enabled PDNs.