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Upside Risk Effect on Reliability of Microgrids Considering Demand Response Program and COVID-19: An Investigation on Health System and Power System Interactions
- Award ID(s):
- 1757207
- PAR ID:
- 10420219
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- 2022 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC)
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1 to 6
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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Accepted Manuscript1.0
- Conference Paper:
- https://doi.org/10.1109/kpec54747.2022.9814788
