Abstract :
Utilities, operating authorities and reliability councils representing a majority of the eastern electric power interconnection are working together to advance the state of the art in power system monitoring and to share information deemed to be valuable in enhancing the reliability of the bulk power grid. The eastern interconnection phasor projects (EIPP) is a department of energy (DOE) initiative to deliver immediate value of phasor technology to the eastern interconnection (El) participants. The project depends upon the participation of a broad array of stakeholders including manufacturers, software providers, the operating/reliability organizations, academia, government, the IEEE and other standards bodies, and more. The project bringing value to the participants, the industry as a whole, and the public. This paper describes the project background and organizational structure and provides an overview of the project´s data management system and related project activities
Keywords :
organisational aspects; power grids; power markets; power system interconnection; power system management; power system measurement; power system reliability; DOE initiative; EIPP; data management system; department of energy; eastern interconnection phasor project; organizational structure; power grid reliability; power system monitoring; power utility; Councils; Government; Manufacturing; Monitoring; Power grids; Power system interconnection; Power system reliability; Power systems; Standards organizations; US Department of Energy;