The role of global/regional earth conductivity models in natural geomagnetic hazard mitigation

A Kelbert - Surveys in Geophysics, 2020 - Springer
Geomagnetic disturbances cause perturbations in the Earth's magnetic field which, by the
principle of electromagnetic induction, in turn cause electric currents to flow in the Earth …

A review of geomagnetically induced current effects on electrical power system: Principles and theory

ZMK Abda, NF Ab Aziz, MZA Ab Kadir… - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Geomagnetically induced current (GIC) has been a significant concern for the electrical
power grid in high latitudes for decades. Its origin starts in the Sun; during extreme space …

Long‐lasting geomagnetically induced currents and harmonic distortion observed in New Zealand during the 7–8 September 2017 disturbed period

MA Clilverd, CJ Rodger, JB Brundell, M Dalzell… - Space …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Several periods of geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) were detected in the Halfway
Bush substation in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand, as a result of intense geomagnetic …

Challenges and opportunities in magnetospheric space weather prediction

SK Morley - Space Weather, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Space Weather is the study of the dynamics of the coupled Solar‐Terrestrial
environment, as these dynamics impact technological systems and human activity. This …

Modeling GIC in the southern South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand using magnetotelluric data

KM Pratscher, M Ingham, DH Mac Manus… - Space …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotelluric (MT) impedances from 62 sites in southern South Island of Aotearoa New
Zealand have been used to model geomagnetically induced currents (GIC) in four …

Transformer‐level modeling of geomagnetically induced currents in New Zealand's South Island

T Divett, GS Richardson, CD Beggan… - Space …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
During space weather events, geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) can be induced in
high‐voltage transmission networks, damaging individual transformers within substations. A …

Geomagnetically induced current model validation from New Zealand's South Island

T Divett, DH Mac Manus, GS Richardson… - Space …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) during a space weather event have previously
caused transformer damage in New Zealand. During the 2015 St. Patrick's Day Storm …

Differential magnetometer measurements of geomagnetically induced currents in a complex high voltage network

J Hübert, CD Beggan, GS Richardson, T Martyn… - Space …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Space weather poses a hazard to grounded electrical infrastructure such as high
voltage (HV) transformers, through the induction of geomagnetically induced currents …

Forecasting GICs and geoelectric fields from solar wind data using LSTMs: Application in Austria

RL Bailey, R Leonhardt, C Moestl, C Beggan… - Space …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The forecasting of local GIC effects has largely relied on the forecasting of dB/dt as a proxy
and, to date, little attention has been paid to directly forecasting the geoelectric field or GICs …

Quantitative influence of coast effect on geomagnetically induced currents in power grids: A case study

C Liu, X Wang, H Wang, H Zhao - Journal of Space Weather and …, 2018 - swsc-journal.org
In recent years, several magnetic storms have disrupted the normal operation of power grids
in the mid-low latitudes. Data obtained from the monitoring of geomagnetically induced …