The impact of synchronized human activities on power system frequency

It has been demonstrated in previous studies that nation-wide or largely synchronous societal activities have impacts on the power grid frequency responses. This paper investigates NFL Super Bowl games as an example to evaluate the influence of synchronized human activities on the power system using data collected from a wide-area frequency monitoring network (FNET/GridEye). The statistics and plots of several frequency fluctuation phenomena and relevant analysis are presented. Featured characteristics drawn from the frequency data detected during the Super Bowl games are discussed.