Title :
Wide-Area Monitoring, Protection, and Control of Future Electric Power Networks
Author :
Terzija, Vladimir ; Valverde, Gustavo ; Cai, Deyu ; Regulski, Pawel ; Madani, Vahid ; Fitch, John ; Skok, Srdjan ; Begovic, Miroslav M. ; Phadke, Arun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Abstract :
Wide-area monitoring, protection, and control (WAMPAC) involves the use of system-wide information and the communication of selected local information to a remote location to counteract the propagation of large disturbances. Synchronized measurement technology (SMT) is an important element and enabler of WAMPAC. It is expected that WAMPAC systems will in the future reduce the number of catastrophic blackouts and generally improve the reliability and security of energy production, transmission, and distribution, particularly in power networks with a high level of operational uncertainties. In this paper, the technological and application issues are addressed. Several key monitoring, protection, and control applications are described and discussed. A strategy for developing a WAMPAC system in the United Kingdom is given as well.
Keywords :
distribution networks; power distribution control; power distribution protection; power transmission control; power transmission protection; transmission networks; SMT; United Kingdom; WAMPAC; catastrophic blackouts; electric power network control; electric power network protection; synchronized measurement technology; system-wide information; wide-area monitoring; Communication system control; Communication system security; Information security; Power system protection; Power system reliability; Power system security; Remote monitoring; Surface-mount technology; Telecommunication network reliability; Phasor measurement units (PMUs); synchronized measurement technology (SMT); wide-area monitoring, protection, and control (WAMPAC);
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2010.2060450
