Dynamic risk analysis of accidents chain and system protection strategy based on complex network and node structure importance

Author：Feng, J. R., Zhao, M. K., Yu, G. H., Zhang, J. Q., Lu, S. X.

Journal：Reliability Engineering & System Safety

DOI:  10.1016/j.ress.2023.109413

Keywords: Complex network, Node structure importance, Accidents chain network, Dynamic risk analysis, System protection strategy, Safety input allocation, identifying influential nodes, safety, construction, conduction, Engineering, Operations Research & Management Science

Abstract: 

Due to the increasing complexity and nonlinearity of complex industrial systems, traditional risk analysis methods have become inapplicable. A method of dynamic risk analysis and system protection based on complex networks and node structure importance was established. The effectiveness of this method is demonstrated through case studies, where we compare and analyze six protection strategies. In light of the topology and directivity of the accidents chain network (ACN) in the complex industrial system, a node structure importance evaluation method and an ACN evaluation method were established to measure the protection cost. An optimal protection strategy model with the protection cost constraint was proposed, and a study was carried out on the ACN of UHV converter transformer. The results show that ACN in UHV converter transformer belongs to a scalefree network. The structural importance evaluation method can identify the critical nodes in ACN, and better reflect the structural importance of nodes than the traditional degree indicator. Considering the dual objectives of the complex system, the optimal protection strategy proposed by the optimal protection model achieves better effect than other strategies, no matter how the protection cost factor and the protection cost budget coefficient change.