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A Cross-Domain Optimization Framework of PMU and Communication Placement for Multidomain Resiliency and Cost Reduction

Journal Article · · IEEE Internet of Things Journal (Online)

Phasor measurement units (PMUs) play a crucial role in real-time monitoring and control of power grids. They rely on a communication network to transfer measurement data to the phasor data concentrator (PDC) for further processing and analysis. In this paper, a resilient cross-domain PMU and communication link placement method for minimizing the overall installation cost of the wide-area measurement system (WAMS) is proposed. Here, the main idea is to break down the barrier between the power grid domain and the communication domain, and consider the impact of one when design the other. The PMU placement in the power grid domain takes into account the cost of communication links by generating multiple solutions with equally minimum PMU costs for communication link placement evaluation. On the other hand, the communication link placement problem reduces the cost by customizing the routing policies based on the different roles of PMUs in grid observability. The proposed WAMS design is capable of withstanding any single component failure in the power domain (PMU failure or power branch failure) or in the communication domain (communication link failure or PDC failure). Numerical study on the IEEE 57-bus system reveals that the developed cross-domain optimization framework can significantly reduce the overall installation cost of WAMS while attaining multi-domain resiliency.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
2476252
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA--174439
Journal Information:
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (Online), Journal Name: IEEE Internet of Things Journal (Online) Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 10; ISSN 2327-4662
Publisher:
IEEECopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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