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Interdependent networks: the fragility of control.

Richard G Morris1, Marc Barthelemy

  • 1Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA, CNRS-URA 2306, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

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|September 27, 2013
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Summary

This study introduces distributed supervisory control for interdependent systems. Device reliability is key: high reliability leads to percolation-controlled cascades, while low reliability makes control network topology critical for system resilience.

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Area of Science:

  • Complex systems
  • Network science
  • Control theory

Background:

  • Interdependent networks typically focus on same-type systems.
  • Monitoring and control systems represent a crucial, yet understudied, class of interdependent processes.
  • Real-world systems often involve complex interactions between distinct functional components.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel framework for modeling distributed supervisory control.
  • To analyze the behavior of an electrical network supervised by distributed control devices.
  • To investigate the impact of control device number, reliability, and control network topology on system dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a computational framework for distributed supervisory control.
  • Simulation of an electrical network under supervision by distributed control devices.
  • Analysis of system behavior across varying numbers of control devices, their reliability, and network topologies.

Main Results:

  • System behavior is highly sensitive to the reliability of control devices.
  • When control devices are perfectly reliable, cascade sizes are governed by percolation theory, with the number of devices being the primary parameter.
  • For unreliable control devices, the topology of the control network significantly influences system resilience, potentially reducing it dramatically.

Conclusions:

  • The reliability of control devices is a critical factor in the stability and resilience of interdependent supervisory control systems.
  • Network topology plays a more significant role in system resilience when control devices are unreliable.
  • The developed framework provides insights into the dynamics of real-world monitoring and control systems.