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Table 3 Electrical grids disruptions’ causes in southern Poland distribution network in January–July 2014

From: Does time series analysis confirms the relationship between space weather effects and the failures of electrical grids in South Poland?

No.

Specified reasons disruptions’ causes in 2014

Cluster

Description of the cluster

Number of failures

% of failures

1

storm

A

meteorological effects

5195

17.2

2

ice + snow + rime

124

0.4

3

rime

197

0.7

4

rime + tree + branch

271

0.9

5

snow

154

0.5

6

snow + tree + branch

30

0.1

7

wind

1272

4.2

8

wind + tree + branch

1761

5.8

   

Total A

9004

29.8

9

protection devices

B

operational shutdowns

1065

3.5

10

switching

3800

12.6

11

planned breaks

3924

13.0

12

another operator

337

1.1

13

works of own brigades

38

0.1

14

open object

193

0.6

15

closed object

160

0.5

16

at the recipient

69

0.2

17

in order to save people

1

0.0

18

switching activities

6

0.0

19

assembly defects

110

0.4

   

Total B

9703

32.0

20

charges, theft, disassembly

C

vandalism

410

1.4

21

cutting down trees/other parties

132

0.4

22

fire

105

0.3

23

digging

145

0.5

   

Total C

792

2.6

24

aging

D

aging

3135

10.4

25

local impairment of insulation

3074

10.2

   

Total D

6209

20.6

26

fuse

E

electronics devices

1

0.0

27

power system protection automation and telemechanics

1178

3.9

28

secondary circuits and power

2

0.0

   

Total E

1181

3.91

29

unidentified

F

unidentified

3266

10.8

   

TOTAL

30,155

100.0