Software platform for PMU algorithms testing

This paper describes a software platform used for the testing of PMU algorithms. The platform is implemented in MATLAB and consists of two parts. The first one permits the insertion of the simulation parameters while the second is the actual simulator for the algorithms. The second program contains a waveform generator including modulation and filtering. It also permits the comparison between the results of the PMU algorithm against those of an “ideal PMU”. The platform has been tested for its functionality and is used as a shared tool to quantify the uncertainties of the estimation algorithms developed in the framework of the EMRP project “Smart Grids”.