The OpenPMU Project: Challenges and perspectives

Author

Laverty, David M. ; VANFRETTI, LUIGI ; Al Khatib, Iyad ; Applegreen, Viktor K. ; Best, Robert J. ; Morrow, D. John

Author_Institution

Electr. Power & Energy Res. Cluster, Queen´s Univ. Belfast, Belfast, UK

fYear

2013

fDate

21-25 July 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The OpenPMU project is a platform for the development of Synchrophasor measurement technology, Phasor Measurement Units (PMU), in an open source manner. The project has now been operating for a number of years and has seen increased adoption at Universities and interest from electrical utilities. The OpenPMU device has recently been tested against the IEEE C37.118 standard and shown to operate within the specification. This paper discusses the OpenPMU project from the perspective of the past two years of experience and evaluates successes and opportunities for improvements in both the OpenPMU device and the philosophy of the design.

Keywords

IEEE standards; electricity supply industry; measurement standards; phasor measurement; IEEE C37.118 standard; OpenPMU device; electrical utility; open source; phasor measurement unit; synchrophasor measurement technology; Educational institutions; Global Positioning System; Hardware; Instruments; Licenses; Phasor measurement units; Standards; Open Source; Phasor Measurement Unit; Smart Grid; Synchrophasor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PES), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1944-9925

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672390

Filename

6672390