Application of PMU measurements in Europe TSO approach and experience

Author

Sattinger, Walter

fYear

2011

fDate

19-23 June 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In the last few years more and more European TSOs have started to install wide area monitoring systems, in order to enhance system observability and to improve monitoring of the dynamic system behaviour. The application of new measurement and analysis tools has become a must, as systems are increasingly operated nearer to their boundaries. Switzerland has more than seven years of experience in PMU measurements. Currently there are links to phasor data concentrators of eight other European TSOs. Applications based on these measurements continuously assess the system stability of the interconnected system with respect to poorly damped inter area oscillations on the North-South and West-East system axis. This paper will demonstrate the effectiveness of wide area analysis with the help of recent recordings and their analysis.

Keywords

phase measurement; power system measurement; power system stability; Europe TSO Approach; PMU measurements; WAM technology; damped interarea oscillations; phasor data concentrators; power system observability; power system stability; system observability enhancement; wide area monitoring systems; Current measurement; Europe; Monitoring; Phasor measurement units; Power system stability; Substations; Three dimensional displays; Inter-area oscillations; Power system observability; Wide Area Monitoring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

PowerTech, 2011 IEEE Trondheim

Conference_Location

Trondheim

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8419-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-8417-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PTC.2011.6019250

Filename

6019250