Behaviour of Cable Systems under Large Disturbances

It is extremely important to contemplate on and to discuss major disturbances because in the recent past, several large events have occurred in numerous countries. For example, everybody remembers the earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2010 where more than 500 underground cable faults requiring repair were counted. Similar events have occurred in Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia (2004) and in Fukushima, Japan (March 2011). Also, the resulting tsunami damage in Japan, Indonesia and Thailand was devastating. Most of these events are a result of world-wide climate changes.