blackouts

n.

a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

同义词：brownoutdimout

the failure of electric power for a general region

a momentary loss of consciousness

partial or total loss of memory

"he has a total blackout for events of the evening"

同义词：amnesiamemory loss

Complex dynamics of blackouts in power transmission systems
Anatomy of power system blackouts: preventive relaying strategies
Examining criticality of blackouts in power system models with cascading events
Complex systems analysis of series of blackouts: cascading failure, critical points, and self-organization.
Initial Evidence for Self-Organized Criticality in Electric Power System Blackouts
Initial Evidence for Self-Organized Criticality in Electric Power System Blackouts
Causes of the 2003 major grid blackouts in North America and Europe, and recommended means to improve system dynamic performance
Evidence for self-organized criticality in a time series of electric power system blackouts
A probabilistic loading-dependent model of cascading failure and possible implications for blackouts
Critical points and transitions in an electric power transmission model for cascading failure blackouts