Application of phasor measurement units to estimate power system inertial frequency response

Author

Ashton, Phillip M. ; Taylor, Gareth A. ; Carter, Alex M. ; Bradley, Martin E. ; Hung, William

Author_Institution

Brunel Inst. of Power Syst. (BIPS), Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK

fYear

2013

fDate

21-25 July 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The inherent reduction in inertial frequency response resulting from a shift in generation mix towards renewables, is presenting a range of operational planning challenges for transmission system operators (TSOs) globally. Dictating the ability to maintain frequency following significant mismatches in supply and demand, it is of great consequence to the real-time operation of the power system. In this paper we discuss the estimation of system inertia constant using synchronised data, provided by installed phasor measurement units (PMUs). Results are presented from analysing the impact of over 50 transmission system events that were observed on the electricity transmission network of Great Britain.

Keywords

frequency response; phasor measurement; power generation planning; power transmission planning; synchronisation; Great Britain; PMU; TSO; data synchronization; electricity transmission operator network; operational planning challenge; phasor measurement unit; power system inertial frequency response estimation; renewable generation; Educational institutions; Estimation; Frequency response; Generators; Monitoring; Phasor measurement units; Power systems; Inertial frequency response; National Grid; PMU; Synchrophasor; Transient stability; WAMS;

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.2013.6672671

Filename

6672671