Phasor Measurements in the Western Electric Power System

Author

Martin, Kenneth E.

Author_Institution

Bonneville Power Adm., Vancouver, WA

fYear

2006

fDate

21-24 May 2006

Firstpage

1337

Lastpage

1342

Abstract

This paper presents the use of phasor measurement units (PMUs) in the Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC) has been very successful. Phasor data recorded during the Aug. 10, 1996 blackout showed the phase difference growing as the system weakened well before system separation. It also showed clearly the dynamic system behavior before and during the blackout. WAMS measurements, particularly phasor measurements, filled the need to see system behavior that other measurements did not cover. Phasor measurements are now widely dispersed in the WECC, most of the in real-time systems. More of these are being connected in wide-area networks to support continuing efforts to improve operations

Keywords

phase measurement; power system faults; power system measurement; BPA; Bonneville Power Administration; PMU; WAMS measurements; WECC; Western Electric Coordinating Council; Western Electric Power System; blackout; phasor measurements; system separation; Current measurement; Delay; Discrete Fourier transforms; Electric variables measurement; Particle measurements; Phase measurement; Phasor measurement units; Power measurement; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition, 2005/2006 IEEE PES

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9194-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2006.1668706

Filename

1668706