TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovative and emerging concepts in power system instrumentation
AU - Browne, Timothy J.
AU - Heydt, Gerald T.
AU - Stahlhut, Jonathan W.
AU - Jewell, Ward T.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was done under the auspices and partial support of the Power System Engineering Research Center (PSerc) under grant NSF EEC-0001880, received under the Industry/University Cooperative Research Center program.
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - Sensory information is used in power systems for protection, control, operator monitoring and decisions, and record keeping. Because of the importance of instrumentation, the development and use of innovative sensors is of concomitant importance. This article summarizes a few concepts in the area of innovative power system instrumentation. The instrumentation techniques are categorized by energy types: electric, magnetic, atomic, chemical, kinetic, luminous, and thermal. Since sensors detect energy in one form or another, categorization of sensors by energy type is a convenient way to describe sensors. Innovative instrumentation categories are identified for power engineering applications. Because this article is an assessment of innovative sensory technologies, some projected advantages and disadvantages are cited.
AB - Sensory information is used in power systems for protection, control, operator monitoring and decisions, and record keeping. Because of the importance of instrumentation, the development and use of innovative sensors is of concomitant importance. This article summarizes a few concepts in the area of innovative power system instrumentation. The instrumentation techniques are categorized by energy types: electric, magnetic, atomic, chemical, kinetic, luminous, and thermal. Since sensors detect energy in one form or another, categorization of sensors by energy type is a convenient way to describe sensors. Innovative instrumentation categories are identified for power engineering applications. Because this article is an assessment of innovative sensory technologies, some projected advantages and disadvantages are cited.
KW - Energy
KW - Instrumentation
KW - Measurements
KW - Sensors
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U2 - 10.1080/15325000802548806
DO - 10.1080/15325000802548806
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70349516146
SN - 1532-5008
VL - 37
SP - 403
EP - 414
JO - Electric Power Components and Systems
JF - Electric Power Components and Systems
IS - 4
ER -