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Title: Use of the WECC WAMS in Wide Area Probing Tests for Validation of System Performance & Modeling

Journal Article · · IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 24(1):250-257

During 2005 and 2006 the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) performed three major tests of western system dynamics. These tests used a Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS) based primarily on Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) to determine response to events including the insertion of the 1400-MW Chief Joseph braking resistor, probing signals, and ambient events. Test security was reinforced through real-time analysis of wide area effects, and high-quality data provided dynamic profiles for interarea modes across the entire western interconnection. The tests established that low-level optimized pseudo-random ±20-MW probing with the Pacific DC Intertie (PDCI) roughly doubles the apparent noise that is natural to the power system, providing sharp dynamic information with negligible interference to system operations. Such probing is an effective alternative to use of the 1400-MW Chief Joseph dynamic brake, and it is under consideration as a standard means for assessing dynamic security.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
951229
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-62648; ITPSEG; TD5008010; TRN: US200911%%396
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 24(1):250-257, Vol. 24, Issue 1; ISSN 0885-8950
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English