Title :
Lessons learned from the Texas Synchrophasor Network
Author :
Kai, M.A. ; Grady, W. Mack ; Costello, David ; Brooks, David ; Ramos, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
In 2009, the University of Texas at Austin established the Texas Synchrophasor Network which monitors voltages in the ERCOT grid in Texas plus several other points outside Texas. The monitoring points are mainly 120V wall outlets. This document summarizes the important lessons learned through analyzing the recorded data. These lessons include observations that wind generation up to 20% of total does not effect grid inertia or damping.
Keywords :
phasor measurement; power grids; ERCOT grid; Texas synchrophasor network; University of Texas; data record; grid damping; grid inertia; Damping; Educational institutions; Monitoring; Observatories; Phasor measurement units; Power system stability; Inertia; Synchrophasor; Wide area monitoring; Wind;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT Europe), 2012 3rd IEEE PES International Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2595-0
Electronic_ISBN :
2165-4816
DOI :
10.1109/ISGTEurope.2012.6465709