A review of failure rate studies in power distribution networks

This article examines the research carried out regarding the failure rate in electricity distribution systems. It introduces a comprehensive framework for managing failure rates in power distribution systems. This framework highlights that studies on failure rates in power distribution systems can be categorized into three distinct groups: modifying asset management activities in order to reduce failure rate, evaluate and control threats and risks, emergency measures after failure. In this article, all the studies conducted on the failure rate of electricity distribution systems are listed and presented, and categorized in the form of a comprehensive and conceptual framework. The relation of each category with the failure rate is explained and by studying the process of studies, the research gaps and the roadmap of future studies in the field of failure rate in electricity distribution systems are determined.