FIELD: control systems.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a shutdown control technology for controlling shutdown operations when a temporary shutdown of a target device in an enterprise for an event such as construction, technical inspection and/or repair. Power outage control system of the electric power system and its variants include the main controller, database, receiver, analysis device, in-depth study circuit, plan generator, output interface, and device for confirming results. In-depth study scheme contains a study data generator, an intermediate level containing a multi-level neural network. Set of components contains a specified component of the first type and a component of the second type connected to a component of the first type. Method of controlling outages of an electrical power system comprises the steps of storing in the database information relating to a plant consisting of a plurality of components and a determining relationship between a plurality of components. Accept the target area infor
