IITGN team’s framework to reduce damage to power transmission systems in cyclones
A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) has developed a comprehensive framework to reduce post cyclonic damages to power transmission systems in coastal areas.
The team, comprising MTech student Surender V Raj, Prof Udit Bhatia and Prof Manish Kumar, studied Odisha’s power transmission network damaged during Cyclone Fani in 2019 with a focus on the vulnerability of individual towers to strong winds generated during cyclones. They assessed the functionality of the network and the influence of strategic interventions on them.
