Advances in Fire Prevention and Control for Power Grids

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, as the expansion of power grids has continued apace, fire disasters caused by power grids have become increasingly frequent worldwide. The occurrence of wildfires near overhead transmission and distribution lines can significantly reduce the insulation strength of air gaps, leading to potential trips of multiple lines within a short period. Additionally, electrical equipment fire accidents caused by faults such as short circuits seriously impact the safe and stable operation of power grids, resulting in substantial losses in terms of both lives and property. The presence of strong electricity presents significant challenges in terms of fire occurrence mechanisms, prevention, monitoring, early warning, risk assessment, and firefighting efforts, whether this concerns the issue wildfires near overhead transmission and distribution lines or electrical equipment fires. Therefore, conducting relevant research into fire prevention and control is essential to ensuring the safe and stable operation of power grids.

This Special Issue aims to highlight the original findings related to fire prevention and control for power grid using theoretical, simulation and experimental methods. Additionally, we aim to promote potential perspectives for future investigations.

In this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles, case studies, and review papers covering a broad range of topics related to fire prevention and control for power grids. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:

• Analysis of the causes of fire disasters for power grids;
• Monitoring and early warning of wildfires;
• Risk assessment of wildfires for power grids;
• Assessment of power system resilience under wildfire disasters;
• Breakdown mechanism and characteristics of air gaps under fire conditions;
• Electrical equipment fire accidents;
• Image recognition of fires;
• Fire prevention measures for power grids;
• Emergency disposal measures for fires in power grids.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Shengwen Shu
Dr. Zhibin Qiu
Dr. Ziheng Pu

Guest Editors

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