IMac shutting off after bootcamp/windows installation

I've succesfully installed a Bootcamp partition and Windows 7.  This is the second time I've done this, and I'm noticing a trend.  For some reason, the computer, when in OS X, will shut off by itself.  I've never actually seen it do this, but it happened the last time Windows was installed.  When I deleted the partition, the "phantom shutdown" stopped happening.  I had thought it might be due to heat (it was summer, it was hot, I wasn't running AC) and when I deleted the partition it was getting cooler.  But after the partition deletion, I never noticed a phantom shutdown again.
Then last weekend I re-intalled the partition and re-installed Windows 7.  The computer, while in OS X, has shut down three times on its own.  Again, it hasn't done this while someone was actually on the computer.  So, it appears to be only doing this when in 'sleep' mode.  The interesting thing is that I previoulsy had Snow Leopard when I had the partition before, but am now running Mavericks.
Has anyone else experienced this?

It cannot. Windows does not install nor boot from external or USB drives. You need to create a special USB booter on a USB flash drive. There are numerous methods for doing this which you can find doing a Google search. Unfortunately they all require a working Windows PC to do so.
Alternatively, you can try using VM software such as VirtualBox, Parallels, or VM Fusion - CNet Downloads or MacUpdate - to create a Windows VM on the computer. From there you can create a USB flash drive installer for Windows. You may even be able to install Windows from the DVD/CD from the VM, but I'm not sure if that will work since the disc will still be on an external drive even though the VM will access an external optical drive.

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