Critical Node Identification Method of Power Grid Based on the Improved Entropy Weight Method.

It is very important to accurately identify the critical nodes of the power grid for its safe and stable operation. In this paper, a method for identifying the critical nodes of the power grid based on the improved entropy weight method (IEWM) is proposed, and the IEWM corrects issues with the information overlap between evaluation indices and inconsistency between the entropy weight (EW) and entropy value (EV). First, considering the power grid topology and operating conditions, structural factor evaluation indices and state factor evaluation indices are established. On this basis, the IEWM is used to assign weights to nodes with different voltage levels, which strengthens the consideration of node voltage levels in the identification method of critical nodes and makes the results more accurate and effective. Simulation experiments of IEEE 30-bus and IEEE 118-bus systems verify the accuracy of the critical node identification method proposed in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]