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>    August 4, 1996
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>    When people realised this was no local breakdown, but a nationwide one, the
>    confusion turned to anger. Why? What went wrong? How could this happen
 again
>    after the 1992 blackout?
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>    The biggest question must be why the blackout originated from the same spot
>    -- near the Paka power station.
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>    Moggie said it was still unclear why the tripping occurred. What happened
>    immediately is quite clear though -- there was a cascading effect across
 the
>    nation and we fell into darkness.

"trip"? it's about time we address the specific problem ... not just
some general term "trip" ...

>    "Something is wrong with the whole protection system. There may be some
>    inherent fault. There's no proper discrimination (what trips). There must
 be
>    some way to prevent the whole thing from collapsing," said an engineer who
>    did not wish to be identified.

there's obviously a design fault ... the design fault may not be the
primary source of the initial failure but the design fault is
definitely the reason for the propagation of the failure ...

design fault is an *embarassment* ... it reflects on the designers'
incompetency or lack of "technical robustness" ... this is usually
hidden in the closet even if the fault is identified ... malulah, so
to speak ... no one else will find out ... hence, no corrective
action will be taken ... and the probability is high that the failure
will recur ...

>    The engineers interviewed agreed that certain questions must be answered:
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>    * What exactly caused the tripping?

what's the primary cause? how to isolate the primary cause to
prevent recurrence?

>    * Where exactly did the fault occur -- at the distribution station or at
 the
>    transmission line?

where else can we find similar fault? other systems may adopt
similar design and it's a matter of time we experience the same
failure ..

~ay~

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 Monash University
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