PMU Interoperability, Steady-State and Dynamic Performance Tests

Author

Moraes, Rui M. ; Hu, Yi ; Stenbakken, Gerard ; Martin, Ken ; Alves, Jose Eduardo R, Jr. ; Phadke, Arun G. ; Volskis, Hector A R ; Centeno, Virgilio

Author_Institution

Operador Nac. do Sist. Eletr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Volume

3

Issue

4

fYear

2012

Firstpage

1660

Lastpage

1669

Abstract

To ensure the performance of a synchronized phasor measurement system (SPMS) to be deployed for the Brazilian interconnected national transmission network compliant to the specific SPMS requirements, Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico (ONS) of Brazil has completed a phasor measurement unit (PMU) certification test as the first step of its PMU certification process for the SPMS. PMUs from eight vendors were selected and tested in this project according to a comprehensive test program specifically developed for this certification project, which is based primarily on the IEEE C37.118-2005 standard as well as the specific requirements of SPMS and its applications. This paper presents and discusses the general background information, the developed test program, the test unit selection and the testing processes, and the overall test results of this project.

Keywords

IEEE standards; open systems; phasor measurement; power engineering computing; power transmission; Brazilian interconnected national transmission network; IEEE C37.118-2005 standard; ONS; Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico; PMU certification test; PMU interoperability; SPMS; phasor measurement unit certification test; synchronized phasor measurement system; test unit selection; Delays; Global Positioning System; NIST; Phasor measurement units; Steady-state; Synchronization; PMU; PMU dynamic performance; PMU testing; synchrophasor;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1949-3053

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TSG.2012.2208482

Filename

6295692