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Natural Disasters and Electric Infrastructure
Nov.-Dec. 2011 (vol. 15 no. 6)
pp. 103, 104
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Vinton G. Cerf, "Natural Disasters and Electric Infrastructure," IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 103, 104, Nov.-Dec., 2011.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MIC.2011.154,
author = {Vinton G. Cerf},
title = {Natural Disasters and Electric Infrastructure},
journal ={IEEE Internet Computing},
volume = {15},
number = {6},
issn = {1089-7801},
year = {2011},
pages = {103, 104},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIC.2011.154},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - MGZN
JO - IEEE Internet Computing
TI - Natural Disasters and Electric Infrastructure
IS - 6
SN - 1089-7801
SP
EP
EPD - 103, 104
A1 - Vinton G. Cerf,
PY - 2011
KW - electricity
KW - power generation
KW - power outages
KW - mobiles
KW - computers
KW - communication
KW - smart grid
KW - backup power
KW - renewable power
VL - 15
JA - IEEE Internet Computing
ER -
 

We've become extremely dependent on reliable electric power in our modern society. This dependence becomes starkly visible during extended power outages. Improved backup and recovery methods are needed to cope with this dependence. We also have a parallel dependence on communications with similar need for resilience and rapid recovery.

Index Terms:
electricity, power generation, power outages, mobiles, computers, communication, smart grid, backup power, renewable power
Citation:
Vinton G. Cerf, "Natural Disasters and Electric Infrastructure," IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 103, 104, Nov.-Dec. 2011, doi:10.1109/MIC.2011.154
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