A PMU placement scheme ensuring real-time monitoring of critical buses of the network

Anamitra Pal, Gerardo A. Sanchez-Ayala, Virgilio A. Centeno, James S. Thorp

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Abstract

This paper presents a phasor measurement unit (PMU) placement scheme that provides real-time monitoring of key buses of the network. High-voltage lines, substations relevant for transient and dynamic stability of the network, and buses with high connectivity are given the highest priority while placing the PMUs. Binary integer programming and 'depth of unobservability' are used to find the relevant PMU placement set. The placement scheme has been tested on the IEEE 118-bus system, IEEE 300-bus system, a 283-bus model of the Central American Power Transmission System, and a complex 996-bus network describing the Northern and the Eastern power grids of India. The results indicate that the proposed technique will be useful to utilities that want to initially protect the most important buses of their system on their way to attaining complete observability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number6595642
Pages (from-to)510-517
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Volume29
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Binary integer programming
  • Observability
  • Phasor measurement units (PMUs)
  • Redundancy
  • Wide-area measurement system (WAMS)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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