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According to Campbell (2012) High winds can be dangerous, especially when

accompanied with precipitation from seasonal storms. damage to energy utility

networks, resulting in large-scale service disruptions customers who use electricity

While the majority of power outages1 are caused by tree and tree-related damage

Major power outages are usually caused by limbs falling on local electrical

distribution wires and poles. Damage to energy transmission lines, which transport

large amounts of power over great distances, is to blame.

Power outages might last several hours or days, depending on the severity of the

storm and the accompanying damage. hours or over a span of several days As a result,

as power grows, it can have serious economic consequences. Businesses can be

harmed by outages (most notably through lost orders and damage to perishable

goods and services). manufacturers (primarily through downtime and lost

production, or equipment), and inventories damages) Campbell (2012)

Natural calamities can result in widespread blackouts. The effects of natural disasters

on electric power networks are being studied in order to better understand the causes

of blackouts and to develop protective and hardening measures grid's resilience in the

face of such occurrences. At the same time, new technologies such as smart grid,

micro grid, and broad area monitoring applications may improve situational

awareness while also allowing for speedier system restoration. The goal of this study

is to summarize and review the progress made in the field of natural disaster power

system disruption forecasting, hardening and pre-storm operations, and restoration

models. The study also discusses challenges and future research prospects. Wang

(2016).

Based on Wang & Yuo (2016) Mobile emergency generators (MEGs) installed on

trucks are crucial flexibility resources for distribution systems (DSs) in the event of a

natural disaster. They are, however, currently underutilized. This research

recommends dispatching MEGs as distributed generators in DSs to restore essential

loads by building numerous microgrids for improved use (MGs). Because the travel

time of MEGs on road networks (RNs) has a significant impact on the duration of

major load outages, a two-stage dispatch framework with pre-positioning and real-

time allocation is created, and the traffic issue is addressed through the vehicle

routing problem. Prior to a natural disaster, MEGs are pre-positioned in staging

locations, while real-time allocation moves MEGs from staging areas to restore

important loads by building MGs in DSs following the disaster.