Operational reliability enhancement with PMUs in Indian power network

Author

Pandey, Rajan K. ; Pentayya, P. ; Gartia, A. ; Rajkumar, A. ; Kumar, Chanchal

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., Banaras Hindu Univ., Varanasi, India

fYear

2013

fDate

6-8 Dec. 2013

Firstpage

6

Lastpage

10

Abstract

This paper presents the operational improvements of power network with deployment of Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs). PMUs are newly emerged tools for monitoring the grid parameters and thus help system operator in quickly identifying the stressed areas and take remedial actions. This has been proved as suitable sensory device for immensely improving the situational awareness among system operators. In India, Synchrophasor technology is in its initial stages with lots of pilot/demo projects undergoing. Still at nascent stage of implementation also, this has shown immense potential benefits and is being used by the system operators for reliable operation of grid. The paper provides Indian utility experience of PMUs usage in evolving power systems. Also, the paradigm shift from the conventional SCADA system to Wide area measurement system in India has been adequately addressed.

Keywords

SCADA systems; phasor measurement; power grids; Indian power network; Indian utility experience; PMU; SCADA system; grid parameter monitoring; operational reliability enhancement; phasor measurement units; synchrophasor technology; wide area measurement system; Oscillators; Phasor measurement units; Power system dynamics; Power system stability; Real-time systems; Reliability; Substations; Disturbance Records (DR); Indian grid; N-E-W Grid; Phaor measurement units (PMUs); Protection and Control (WAMPAC); RTU; SCADA; Sequence of Events (SOE); Wide Area Measurement; Wide area measurement system (WAMS);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON), 2013 IEEE 1st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kolkata

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0081-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CATCON.2013.6737465

Filename

6737465